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stodgy

adjective (BORING)
 
/ˈstɒdʒ.i/ US  /ˈstɑː.dʒi/ UK informal disapproving

Definition

boring, serious, and formal: Neither company has succeeded in shedding its stodgy image. Younger consumers, it is said, regard their products as stodgy and unfashionable.Tedious and uninspiring stodginess
 
 
/-nəs/ noun [U]
(Definition of stodgy adjective (BORING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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