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Meaning of 'stodgy' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stodgy [ a.]
- Wet.

Meaning of 'stodgy' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . stodgy [ s]
Meaning (1):
- excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
Example in sentence:
  • a stodgy dinner party;
  • why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?
Meaning (2):
- heavy and starchy and hard to digest
Example in sentence:
  • a stodgy pudding served up when everyone was already full;
  • stodgy food
Meaning (3):
- (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned
Example in sentence:
  • moss-grown ideas about family life

Nearby Words:

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