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stodgy

adjective

excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull

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Word length
6
Starts with
S
Ends with
Y
Contains
TO
Scrabble score
11

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Pronunciation

ˈstɒ.d͡ʒi

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Definitions

adjective

  1. excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull

    “why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?”

adjective

  1. (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned

    “moss-grown ideas about family life”

adjective

  1. heavy and starchy and hard to digest

    “stodgy food”

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Example Sentences

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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