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stodgy
adjective(stodg-y)
(used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned
Synonyms: fogyish, moss-grown, mossy, stick-in-the-mud,
stodgy
adjective(stodg-y)
excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
Synonyms: stuffy,
Examples:
Why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?.
A stodgy dinner party.
stodgy
adjective(stodg-y)
heavy and starchy and hard to digest
Examples:
Stodgy food.
A stodgy pudding served up when everyone was already full.

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