The food was very stodgy.
Source: tatoeba (9096953)
Stodgy
//ˈstɒ.d͡ʒi//
Synonyms for "stodgy" (173 found)
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Adjective(3 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (86)
lifelesslong-sufferinglow spiritedlow-spiritedmatter-of-factmonotonemonotonousmucilaginousold fogyold-fashionedold-fogyold-fogyishout-of-dateoutmodedpalepallidpastypatientpedanticpedestrian
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Adjective(4 words)
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Synonyms
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2 entriesderived from
4 entriesetymologically related_to
2 entriesrelated to
4 entriessimilar
6 entriesTranslations
24 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- досаден adj (dull)
- засищащ adj (thick (food))
- скучен adj (dull)
- тежък adj (thick (food))
Czech
4 entries- nezáživný adj (dull)
- nudný adj (dull)
- těžko stravitelný adj (thick (food))
- těžký adj (thick (food))
Dutch
1 entries- saai adj (dull)
Esperanto
2 entries- enuiga adj (dull)
- teda adj (dull)
French
1 entries- consistant adj (thick (food))
Irish
1 entries- stalcánta adj (dull)
Polish
2 entries- ciężki adj (thick (food))
- ciężkostrawny adj (thick (food))
Russian
3 entries- густо́й adj (thick (food))
- ну́дный adj (dull)
- ску́чный adj (dull)
Spanish
4 entries- aburrido adj (dull)
- apelmazado adj (thick (food))
- denso adj (dull)
- indigesto adj (thick (food))
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Bill Maher was never funny, but his politics used to be far less stodgy.
Source: tatoeba (11379050)
Residents are known for dressing conservatively, if not for wearing clothes that are downright stodgy.
Source: tatoeba (11529630)
I gave up trying to get that stodgy club to try anything new.
Source: wiktionary
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