stodg´i|ness

stodg´i|ness
stodg|y «STOJ ee», adjective, stodg|i|er, stodg|i|est.
1. dull or uninteresting; tediously commonplace: »

a stodgy book, a stodgy mind or character.

2. thick and heavy in consistency; very filling: »

stodgy food.

3. heavily built: »

a stodgy person.

4. stuffed full: »

a stodgy bag.

[< stodge to stuff + -y1]
stodg´i|ly, adverb.
stodg´i|ness,, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • stodg´i|ly — stodg|y «STOJ ee», adjective, stodg|i|er, stodg|i|est. 1. dull or uninteresting; tediously commonplace: »a stodgy book, a stodgy mind or character. 2. thick and heavy in consistency; very filling: »stodgy food …   Useful english dictionary

  • stodg|y — «STOJ ee», adjective, stodg|i|er, stodg|i|est. 1. dull or uninteresting; tediously commonplace: »a stodgy book, a stodgy mind or character. 2. thick and heavy in consistency; very filling: »stodgy food …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • stodg — stodg·i·ly; stodg·i·ness; …   English syllables

  • stodginess — stodg·i·ness …   English syllables

  • stodgy — stodg•y [[t]ˈstɒdʒ i[/t]] adj. stodg•i•er, stodg•i•est 1) dull or uninteresting; boring 2) heavy, as food 3) stocky; thickset 4) unduly formal and traditional 5) dull; graceless; inelegant: a stodgy business suit[/ex] • Etymology: 1815–25… …   From formal English to slang

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