The food was very stodgy.
Source: tatoeba (9096953)
Stodgy
/ˈstɒ.d͡ʒi/
Synonyms for "stodgy" (179 found)
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Strong matches (54)
Related words (89)
low spiritedlow-spiritedmatter-of-factmonotonemonotonousmucilaginousold fogyold-fashionedold-fogyold-fogyishout-of-dateoutmodedpalepallidpastypatientpedanticpedestrianphlegmaticplodding
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Adjective(16 words)
moss-grownmossymustiermustiestpastierpedanticsombersquarishstagnant culturestaidstaideststick-in-the-mudstiffunexcitingunfashionable personunlifelike
Noun(4 words)
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2 entriesadjectivestylistic trait
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4 entriesconventional proseformal dictionpedantic proseprosaic style
Collocations
5 entriesstodgy atmospherestodgy bureaucracystodgy lecturesstodgy prosestodgy routine
Inflections
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4 entriesSample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Bill Maher was never funny, but his politics used to be far less stodgy.
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Residents are known for dressing conservatively, if not for wearing clothes that are downright stodgy.
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I gave up trying to get that stodgy club to try anything new.
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