Stick-in-the-mud

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of stick in the mud. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    someone who moves slowly wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned wordnet

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antediluvianclock watcherconservationistconservativedawdledawdler

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"Don't be such a stick-in-the-mud."

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