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TOEFL BNC: 32974 COCA: 21383

stodgy

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
stodgy /ˈstɑːʤi/ adjective
stodgier; stodgiest
stodgy
/ˈstɑːʤi/
adjective
stodgier; stodgiest
Learner's definition of STODGY
disapproving
: having very old-fashioned opinions, attitudes, etc.观念陈腐的;思想老套的
: too plain or dull to be interesting枯燥无味的;古板的;平淡无奇的
British, of food : unpleasantly heavy and causing you to feel very full吃下去感觉撑的;易饱不易消化的

— stodginess

/ˈstɑːʤinəs/ noun [noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 32974 COCA: 21383
stodgier; stodgiest
1
: having a rich filling quality : heavy
stodgy bread
2
: moving in a slow plodding way especially as a result of physical bulkiness
3
: boring, dull
out on a peaceful rather stodgy Sunday boat trip Edna Ferber
4
: extremely old-fashioned : hidebound
received a pompously Victorian letter from his stodgy father E. E. S. Montagu
5
a
: drab
b
: dowdy
stodgily adverb
stodginess noun

Example Sentences

the sitcom was offbeat and interesting in its first season, but has since become predictable and stodgy
Recent Examples on the Web But there is also a goofy, dad-humor-loving side to his personality that has prevented him from coming across like a stodgy relic. Kevin Craft, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2022 But stodgy storytelling and clunky shifts between the drama’s two time periods dim the afterglow. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2022 After years of watching a parade of stodgy leaders in the Kremlin, Western leaders practically swooned over the charming, vigorous Gorbachev and his stylish, brainy wife. The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 After years of watching a parade of stodgy leaders in the Kremlin, Western leaders practically swooned over the charming, vigorous Gorbachev and his stylish, brainy wife. Jim Heintz, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022 After years of watching a parade of stodgy leaders in the Kremlin, Western leaders practically swooned over the charming, vigorous Gorbachev and his stylish, brainy wife. Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 After years of watching a parade of stodgy leaders in the Kremlin, Western leaders practically swooned over the charming, vigorous Gorbachev and his stylish, brainy wife. Jim Heintz, ajc, 30 Aug. 2022 But his attitudes and prejudices were those of a typical, if stodgy, middle-aged patriarch of his time. Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2022 Mostly Mozart grew to be perceived as stodgy and listless in this company. New York Times, 20 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of stodgy was in 1854
TOEFL BNC: 32974 COCA: 21383

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