stodgy
stodgy · stodgier · stodgiest
моховитий, мохастий, мошистий
скучный, густой, нудный
bemoost
Dull, old-fashionedDull, old-fashioned.
/ˈstɒ.d͡ʒi/
» The food was very stodgy.
Das Essen war sehr schwer.
Meaning
3 sensesDull, old-fashioned.
I gave up trying to get that stodgy club to try anything new.
ску́чныйskúčnyj, ну́дныйnúdnyj
(used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned
Having a thick, semi-solid consistency; glutinous; heavy on the stomach.
густо́йgustój
(dated)Badly put together.
Examples
3 sentencesThe food was very stodgy.
deDas Essen war sehr schwer.
Residents are known for dressing conservatively, if not for wearing clothes that are downright stodgy.
Bill Maher was never funny, but his politics used to be far less stodgy.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
dull:
thick (food):
Origin
Unknown, but possibly from stodge (“to stuff”), from stog, or a blend of stuffy + podgy.Unknown, but possibly from stodge (“to stuff”), from stog, or a blend of stuffy + podgy.
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Forms
stodgier/more stodgy, stodgiest/most stodgy| Comparative | stodgier / more stodgy Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | stodgiest / most stodgy Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull:stuffy
- (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned:fogyishmoss-grownmossystick-in-the-mud
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedstodginess
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form