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stodgy
adjective
Excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
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ˈstɒ.d͡ʒi
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adjective
Excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
“Why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?”
adjective
(used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned
“Moss-grown ideas about family life”
adjective
Heavy and starchy and hard to digest
“Stodgy food”
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Why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?
A stodgy dinner party
Moss-grown ideas about family life
Stodgy food
A stodgy pudding served up when everyone was already full
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