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stodgy
—stodgy /ˈstɒdʒ.i/ aep /ˈstɑː.dʒi/
Ⅰ adjective UK INFORMAL DISAPPROVING (BORING) ► F0 boring, serious, and formal: » Neither company has succeeded in shedding its stodgy image.» Younger consumers, it is said, regard their products as stodgy and unfashionable.Thesaurus+: ↑Tedious and uninspiringstodginess /-nəs/ noun [U]
Ⅱ adjective UK INFORMAL DISAPPROVING (FOOD) ► F0 describes food that is heavy and unhealthy, sometimes in an unpleasant way: » I've been eating too many stodgy puddings.Thesaurus+: ↑Not pleasant to eat or drinkstodginess /-nəs/ noun [U]
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