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ploddy

ploddy adjective: tending to plod; that moves or proceeds in a slow and laborious way.

Adjective

ploddy (comparative more ploddy, superlative most ploddy)

  1. Tending to plod; that moves or proceeds in a slow and laborious way.
    Synonyms:
    plodding, ploddish

Synonyms of ploddy

Forms of ploddy

comparativemore ploddy
superlativemost ploddy

Origin of ploddy

From plod + -y.

Questions about ploddy

What does ploddy mean?
Ploddy means tending to plod; that moves or proceeds in a slow and laborious way.
What part of speech is ploddy?
Ploddy is an adjective.

Words near ploddy in the dictionary

  1. plodding
  2. ploddingly
  3. ploddingness
  4. ploddings
  5. ploddish
  6. ploddy
  7. Plodgate
  8. plodge
  9. plodged
  10. plodges
  11. plodgin

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