stodgy

• يصف طعامًا ثقيلًا كثيفًا صعب الهضم، أو شخصًا أو شيئًا أو فكرة متحجرة قديمة تفتقر إلى الحيوية والتشويق. ومن معانيه أيضًا الطابع الجامد المحافظ أو الرتيب.

Describes food that is heavy, thick, and difficult to digest, or a person, thing, or idea that is dull, old-fashioned, and lacking in excitement.

1. Heavy and hard to digestB2informal

   Describes food that is thick, heavy, and starchy, making it difficult to digest.

   ثقيل وصعب الهضم

   • The stew was too stodgy for my taste.
   • He avoided stodgy meals before a long run.
   • The pudding was delicious but a bit stodgy.

   المرادفاتdoughyfillingglutinousheavyindigestibleleadenstarchy

   الأضدادairydigestiblelight

2. Old-fashioned or out of styleB2informal

   Used pejoratively to describe something that is no longer fashionable or modern.

   قديم الطراز

   • His stodgy suit looked like it was from the 1970s.
   • The decor in the hotel was stodgy and outdated.
   • She refused to wear the stodgy dress her grandmother gave her.

   المرادفاتantiquatedarchaicdateddowdyfustyobsoleteold-fashionedoutdatedoutmodedunfashionable

   الأضدادfashionablehipmoderntrendy

3. Dull and unimaginativeB2informal

   Excessively conventional and lacking creativity, resulting in a boring or uninteresting quality.

   مُمِلّ ورَتيب

   • The lecture was so stodgy that half the class fell asleep.
   • His stodgy writing style failed to engage readers.
   • The committee's stodgy approach stifled any innovative ideas.

   المرادفاتboringdrearydullhumdrumpedestrianstaidstufftediousunimaginativeuninteresting

   الأضدادcreativeexcitingfreshimaginativeinnovativeinventivelivelynoveloriginalstimulating