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Superlative for boring or severely lacking in interest
“Her presentation was so stodgy that half the audience fell asleep.”
Superlative for having a thick, semi-solid consistency
“Their salted and smoked meat was useful to give savour to otherwise stodgy dishes, and was especially important for the poor.”
Superlative for stiffly formal in nature
“I know that the kids lap up every last bit of detail, and they are the prime readership after all, but for me it's a rather stodgy and tedious read.”
Superlative for frumpy and generally unfashionable in appearance
Superlative for having a large, solid, imposing bodily appearance
(of language) Superlative for overly complex and difficult to understand
Superlative for difficult to digest or unpleasant in taste, texture, or composition
Superlative for having a dense or semi-solid consistency
Superlative for dilapidated, shabby, or run-down in appearance or condition
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