"stodgy" meaning in English

See stodgy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈstɒ.d͡ʒi/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stodgy.wav Forms: stodgier [comparative], more stodgy [comparative], stodgiest [superlative], most stodgy [superlative]
enPR: stŏʹjē [Received-Pronunciation] Rhymes: -ɒdʒi Etymology: Unknown, but possibly from stodge (“to stuff”), from stog, or a blend of stuffy + podgy. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{blend|en|stuffy|podgy|nocap=1}} blend of stuffy + podgy Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} stodgy (comparative stodgier or more stodgy, superlative stodgiest or most stodgy)
  1. (of food) Having a thick, semi-solid consistency; glutinous; heavy on the stomach. Translations (thick (food)): тежък (težǎk) (Bulgarian), засищащ (zasištašt) (Bulgarian), těžký (Czech), těžko stravitelný (Czech), consistant [masculine] (French), ciężki (Polish), ciężkostrawny (Polish), густо́й (gustój) (Russian), pesado (Spanish), indigesto (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-stodgy-en-adj-P8naCCxo Disambiguation of 'thick (food)': 100 0 0
  2. (figurative) Dull, old-fashioned. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Personality Translations (dull): скучен (skučen) (Bulgarian), досаден (dosaden) (Bulgarian), nezáživný (Czech), nudný (Czech), enuiga (Esperanto), teda (Esperanto), stalcánta (Irish), ску́чный (skúčnyj) (Russian), ну́дный (núdnyj) (Russian), pesado (Spanish), aburrido (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-stodgy-en-adj-KjPMkBws Disambiguation of Personality: 8 90 3 Disambiguation of 'dull': 0 100 0
  3. (dated) Badly put together. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-stodgy-en-adj-ezn7lKyq Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English blends: 30 21 49 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 21 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 16 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 29 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 22 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 11 21 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 16 34 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 7 24 69 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 12 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 18 30 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 11 30 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 11 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 9 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: stodgily, stodginess

Inflected forms

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      "word": "pesado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "dull",
      "word": "aburrido"
    }
  ],
  "word": "stodgy"
}

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