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单词 stodgy
释义 stodgy
 —stodgily,  adv.   —stodginess,  n.  
 /stoj"ee/, adj., stodgier, stodgiest.
  1. heavy, dull, or uninteresting; tediously commonplace; boring: a stodgy Victorian novel.
  2. of a thick, semisolid consistency; heavy, as food.
  3. stocky; thick-set.
  4. old-fashioned; unduly formal and traditional: a stodgy old gentleman.
  5. dull; graceless; inelegant: a stodgy business suit.
 [1815-25; STODGE + -Y1]
 Syn. 1. tiresome, stuffy, prosaic.
 Ant. 1. lively, exciting.
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