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   stodgy

   /ˈstɒdʒi/

   adjective

   • 1. (of food) heavy, filling, and high in carbohydrates: British "he loves stodgy puddings" Similar indigestiblestarchyfillingheavysolidsubstantiallumpyleadenOpposite lightfluffy
   • ▪ dull and uninspired; lacking originality or excitement: British "some of the material is rather stodgy and top-heavy with facts" Similar boringdulluninterestingdrearydeadlyprosaicstaidsedatestuffypompousconventionalinformal:fuddy-duddysquareboringdulldeadly dulldull as ditchwateruninterestingdrearyturgidtediousdrywearisomeheavy-goingunimaginativeuninspiredunexcitingunoriginalderivativemonotonoushumdrumlabouredwoodenponderousploddingpedanticbanalverboseOpposite interestinglively

   Derivatives

   • 1. stodginess noun
   • 2. stodgily adverb

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