stodgy

adjective

ˈstä-jē How to pronounce stodgy (audio)
Definition of stodgynext
as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest the sitcom was offbeat and interesting in its first season, but has since become predictable and stodgy

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Recent Examples of stodgy The stodgy tradition, after all, allowed committee chairmen, usually southern Democratic (and segregationist) House members, to hold those coveted positions for decades. — David Mark, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025 Bohemian Paris had won a victory over stodgy London, which first dared to stage a private performance of Salome in May 1905. — E.r. Zarevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025 Unveiled to the world in 2018 at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, the presidential paintings of the Obamas broke from the pattern of stodgy official portraits before them by featuring bold colors, evocative imagery and subtle homages to Black American history. — Kaila Philo, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025 Kate could’ve even returned the favor by embarrassing Reese at some stodgy American awards show! — Justin Curto, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stodgy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stodgy
  1. boring
  2. slow
  3. old
  4. tiring
  5. stupid
  6. dull
  7. weary
  8. dusty
Adjective
  • Anything that isn’t someone bleeding out is boring to them, that kind of thing.
    — Maria Fontoura, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2025
  • But here, it’s all viewed through a workplace-comedy format, which captures the kind of boring ordinariness of typical medical care while also getting at some of the big frustrations of understaffing.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of boring
Adjective
  • The building Celine now occupies what used to be a slow pop-up for Dior and Loro Piana.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Samsung is neck and neck with Google, but its updates are often slower and more limited on older phones.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of slow
Adjective
  • Desk calendar Your old phone can be repurposed as your personal calendar.
    — Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • My father, Mila’s grandfather, after whom she is named, was five years old at the time.
    — David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
Definition of old
Adjective
  • Of course, going from shows to pickleball classes to after-hours jam sessions at B.B. King’s Blues Club can be tiring.
    — DeMarco Williams, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Sanchez added a selfie from bed, sharing how tiring her pregnancy is.
    — Charna Flam, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Definition of tiring
Adjective
  • Amelia soon decides that stupid boys (and humans in general) aren't worth keeping around.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Sharing war plans outside U.S. government systems is the kind of offense that is almost too stupid to commit.
    — Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of stupid
Adjective
  • The additional compounds in matcha dull this effect.
    — Helen Carefoot, Verywell Health, 11 Apr. 2025
  • For the rest of us, a real musical comedy is a cause for celebration; most are either too tuneless to be musicals or too dull to be comedies.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Definition of dull
Adjective
  • With businesses and consumers alike weary about the safety of AI moving forward, where does this leave them?
    — Gary Drenik, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The second, that it was named after a maiden who showed some weary legionnaires the way to the mountain spring.
    — Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
Definition of weary
Adjective
  • On the outskirts of Lima, Peru, locals stumbled upon some dusty items in a vacant lot.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Andrea Taylor, owner of Andrea Marino Design in Dallas, Texas, has noticed an uptick in mauve, dusty blue, and butter yellow fabrics.
    — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of dusty

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