stodgy

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.

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1. Heavy and hard to digest B2 informal

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

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

   ruТяжелый и трудно перевариваемыйesPesado y difícil de digerirfrLourd et difficile à digérerdeSchwer verdaulichptPesado e difícil de digerirzh油腻难消化arثقيل وصعب الهضم

   同义词: doughyfillingglutinousheavyindigestibleleadenstarchy

   反义词: airydigestiblelight

2. Old-fashioned or out of style B2 informal

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

   • 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   • The decor in the hotel was stodgy and outdated.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.

   ruСтаромодныйesPasado de moda, anticuadofrdémodé, vieux jeudeAltmodischptFora de modazh老套的arقديم الطراز

   同义词: antiquatedarchaicdateddowdyfustyobsoleteold-fashionedoutdatedoutmodedunfashionable

   反义词: fashionablehipmoderntrendy

3. Dull and unimaginative B2 informal

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

   • 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.

   ruСкучный и шаблонныйespesado y aburridofrennuyeux et conventionneldeLangweilig und fantasielosptMonótono e sem imaginaçãozh乏味守旧arمُمِلّ ورَتيب

   同义词: boringdrearydullhumdrumpedestrianstaidstufftediousunimaginativeuninteresting

   反义词: creativeexcitingfreshimaginativeinnovativeinventivelivelynoveloriginalstimulating

• stodgier comparative form
• stodgiest superlative form