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codgy

codgy adjective: old in age or mentality; hoary; stodgy.

Adjective

codgy (comparative codgier, superlative codgiest)

  1. (informal) Old in age or mentality; hoary; stodgy.
    • My voice and the rising voices of millions of other Americans who share this view represent more than the codgy old attempt of one generation to steal the fun of another.1995, Bob Dole, speech in Los Angeles, California on 31 May 1995 (transcript from The American Presidency Project)

Forms of codgy

comparativecodgier
superlativecodgiest

Origin of codgy

From codger + -y.

Questions about codgy

What does codgy mean?
Codgy means old in age or mentality; hoary; stodgy.
What part of speech is codgy?
Codgy is an adjective.

Words near codgy in the dictionary

  1. codgier
  2. codgiest
  3. codging
  4. codglove
  5. codgloves
  6. codgy
  7. codhead
  8. codheads
  9. Codi
  10. codiaceous
  11. codical

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