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stodgy

stodg·y [ stójjee ] (comparative stodg·i·er, superlative stodg·i·est)


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. unimaginative: lacking originality, flair, or imagination ( informal )
another stack of stodgy poems

2. formal or pompous: boringly or laughably conventional, formal, or pompous ( informal )
one of his stodgy dinner parties

3. filling: heavy and filling to eat and usually fairly tasteless ( informal )

4. heavy and plodding: heavy, bulky, and plodding


stodg·i·ly adverb
stodg·i·ness noun
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