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An old-fashioned, persnickety or ineffective person

Someone who ruins the fun or enjoyment of others

A person who is excessively modest or prim, esp. regarding sex

An advocate of maintaining tradition, especially so as to resist change

Boringly conventional or conservative

So often used that it has become repetitive and tiresome

Advocating the upholding or maintenance of tradition

(now rare) Fastidious and hard to please

Boring or severely lacking in interest

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Noun

An old-fashioned, persnickety or ineffective person

“I didn't want to appear like a holier-than-thou fuddy-duddy so I made pleasant small talk with Tonya's date as though I approved of these sort of shenanigans.”

Noun

Someone who ruins the fun or enjoyment of others

stick-in-the-mud

stick in the mud

prophet of doom

dog in the manger

doom and gloom merchant

doubting Thomas

doomer and gloomer

bear with a sore head

miserable person

death's head at a feast

Job's comforter

bad-tempered person

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Noun

A person who is excessively modest or prim, esp. regarding sex

unmarried woman

unattached female

Noun

An advocate of maintaining tradition, especially so as to resist change

archconservative

paleoconservative

conventionalist

stick-in-the-mud

middle-of-the-roader

ultraconservative

counterrevolutionary

conventional person

counter-revolutionary

small-c conservative

Progressive Conservative

orthodox person

obstinate person

ultra-conservative

dyed-in-the-wool

member of the old school

member of the old guard

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Adjective

Boringly conventional or conservative

behind the times

stick-in-the-mud

of the old school

prim and proper

schoolmistressy

socially acceptable

holier-than-thou

politically correct

goody two-shoes

set in one's ways

goody-two-shoes

undemonstrative

uncommunicative

keeping people at arm's length

self-abnegating

self-sacrificing

self-restrained

self-disciplined

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“Can a fine-dining restaurant in Minneapolis succeed if they ignore the all-important fuddy-duddy demographic?”

Adjective

So often used that it has become repetitive and tiresome

run-of-the-mill

unsophisticated

undistinguished

middle-of-the-road

dull as dishwater

run of the mill

past their sell-by date

no great shakes

common or garden

nothing to write home about

standardized^US

standardised^UK

conventionalized

run-of-the-mine

readily available

widely available

lacking interest

lacking excitement

run-of-the mill

not amounting to much

nothing to get excited about

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Adjective

Advocating the upholding or maintenance of tradition

traditionalistic

middle-of-the-road

right of center

ultraconservative

paleoconservative

archconservative

conventionalist

stick in the mud

set in one's ways

dyed-in-the-wool

ultra-conservative

backward-looking

counterrevolutionary

counter-revolutionary

stick-in-the-mud

of the true faith

individualistic

set in your ways

set in one's opinions

fixed in one's views

long-established

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Adjective

(now rare) Fastidious and hard to please

over-particular

difficult to please

over-fastidious

pass-remarkable

impossible to please

excessively orderly

scrutinizing^US

scrutinising^UK

extremely particular

on someone's back

easily disgusted

with good taste

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Adjective

Boring or severely lacking in interest

dull as ditchwater

run-of-the-mill

dull as dishwater

lacking variety

soul-destroying

non-stimulating

middle-of-the-road

nothing to write home about

no great shakes

lacking excitement

lacking interest

common or garden

lacking variation

run of the mill

unobjectionable

undistinguished

without variety

flat as pancake

puts one to sleep

dark-colored^US

dark-coloured^UK

lacking vitality

past their sell-by date

lacking in vitality

lacking personality

lacking charisma

undemonstrative

devoid of feeling

devoid of emotion

in the doldrums

two-dimensional

behind the times

straightforward

black and white

black-and-white

light-colored^US

light-coloured^UK

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