stodginess


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stodg·y

(stŏj′ē)
adj. stodg·i·er, stodg·i·est
1.
a. Dull, unimaginative, and commonplace. See Synonyms at dull.
b. Old-fashioned and stuffy: "Why is the middle-class so stodgy—so utterly without a sense of humor!" (Katherine Mansfield).
2. Indigestible and starchy; heavy: stodgy food.
3. Solidly built; stocky.
[From stodge, thick filling food, from stodge, to cram.]
stodg′i·ly adv.
stodg′i·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. stodginess - dull and pompous gravity
graveness, gravity, soberness, sobriety, somberness, sombreness - a manner that is serious and solemn
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stodginess

noun
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Translations
عَدم حَيَوِيَّه
špatná stravitelnost
kedsomhed
òyngsli
zlá stráviteľnosť
sıkıcılık

stodge

(stodʒ) noun
heavy, solid food. stopsel طَعام ثَقيل وَصَلْب тежка храна comida pesada těžké jídlo schwerverdauliches Essen tung mad βαρύ φαγητό comida indigesta/pesada tõhus söök غذاي شكم پر كن täyttävä ruoka aliment bourratif אוֹכֵל כָּבֵד भर पेट भोजन kaša, teška hrana nehéz étel makanan keras þungmeltur matur (cibo pesante) こってりした食物 (지나치게) 기름진 음식 sunkus/sotus valgis smags, sātīgs ēdiens makanan berat zware kost tung mat/kost ciężko strawna żywność comida pesada aliment care se digeră greu тяжелая, сытная еда ťažké jedlo težka jed čvrsta hrana tung mat อาหารหนัก ağır yemek 易使人飽的食物 важка їжа بھاری ثقیل غذا thức ăn khó tiêu 易饱的食物
ˈstodgy adjective
1. (of meals etc) consisting of stodge. stodgy food. onverteerbaar مُكَوَّن من طَعام ثَقيل وَصَلْب засищащ indigesto těžký schwerverdaulich tung δύσπεπτος, βαρύς indigesto rammus شكم پر كن täyttävä lourd כבד भारी, गरिष्ठ težak, neprobavljiv laktató mengandung makanan keras þungmeltur, þungur pesante, indigesto もたれる 기름진 음식의 sunkus, sotus smags; sātīgs hidangan dengan makanan berat zwaar tung, massiv ciężkostrawny indigesto greu de digerat тяжёлый ťažký, nestráviteľný težek čvrst tung, bastant, mäktig ที่ย่อยไม่ได้ ağır 不易消化的 густий; важкий ثقیل یا بھاری غذا khó tiêu, nặng bụng 吃下去感觉撑的,易饱的
2. (of people, books etc) dull; not lively. dooierig باهِت، غَيْر حَيَوي، غَيْر مُمْتِع безинтересен enfadonho nezáživný schwerfällig kedelig βαρύς, βαρετός aburrido, pesado igav كسل كننده tylsä sans imagination מְשַעֲמֵם नीरस težak, prepun podataka nehézkes tidak menarik andlaus, dauflegur noioso, tedioso 退屈な (사람, 책 등이) 재미 없는 nuobodus garlaicīgs tidak menarik saai kjedelig, dorsk, dau ciężkostrawny enfadonho fără imaginaţie тяжеловесный nezáživný dolgočasen dosadan tråkig, tung น่าเบื่อ sıkıcı 遲鈍的 відсталий; нудний بے کیف không sống động, tẻ nhạt 迟钝的
ˈstodginess noun
dooierigheid عَدم حَيَوِيَّه засищане caráter indigesto špatná stravitelnost die Schwerverdaulichkeit kedsomhed βαρεμάρα carácter indigesto rammusus, igavus كسل كنندگي täyttävyys lourdeur שִיעָמוּם भारीपन, गरिष्ठता, नीरसता težina, neprobavljivost nehéz(kes)ség keadaan tidak menarik þyngsli pesantezza もたれること 기름짐, 재미없음 nuobodumas garlaicīgums sifat tidak menarik zwaarheid tyngde; kjedsomhet ciężkostrawność carácter indigesto greutate тяжеловесность zlá stráviteľnosť dolgočasnost čvrstina mäktighet, svårsmälthet ความน่าเบื่อ sıkıcılık 遲鈍 поважність روکھا پن sự khó tiêu, sự tẻ nhạt 迟钝
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