Ploddingly

Synonyms for "ploddingly" (15 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Strong matches (5)

Related words (7)

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More general

2 entries
adverb of mannermanner adverb

More specific

6 entries
dawdling tempodescriptive redundancylaborious paceprocedural expositionrepetitive detailslow pace

Collocations

5 entries
laborious paceplodding pacerepetitive detailslow progresstedious report

Inflections

2 entries
more ploddinglymost ploddingly

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

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His stance as being against the world of finance and his proposal of a 75% tax on incomes over €1m (£817,000) was approved by a majority in polls. He was convinced that his more measured, if ploddingly serious, style would win out with an electorate tired of Sarkozy's bling and frenetic policy initiatives.

Source: wiktionary

“The Intruders,” which seems like such a ploddingly literal-minded title for a book that begins with a home invasion, turns out to signal a sci-fi horrific strain, one that guarantees puzzling questions about the characters’ true identities and motives.

Source: wiktionary

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