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stodgier

stodgier is the comparative form of stodgy.

Meaning of stodgy

Adjective

stodgy (comparative stodgier or more stodgy, superlative stodgiest or most stodgy)

  1. Dull, old-fashioned.
    • I gave up trying to get that stodgy club to try anything new.
  2. Having a thick, semi-solid consistency; glutinous; heavy on the stomach.
    • "What's the matter with you?" — "Nothing. I'm sorry to be so damned emotional, but for six months I've been starved for beauty." — "You used to be so matter of fact. It's very interesting to hear you say that." — "Damn it all, I don't want to be interesting," laughed Philip. "Let's go and have a...1915, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, Of Human Bondage, New York, N.Y.: George H[enry] Doran Company, →OCLC
  3. (dated) Badly put together.

Questions about stodgier

What is stodgier the comparative form of?
Stodgier is the comparative form of stodgy.

Words near stodgier in the dictionary

  1. stodgers
  2. stodgery
  3. stodges
  4. Stodghill
  5. Stodghills
  6. stodgier
  7. stodgiest
  8. stodgily
  9. stodginess
  10. stodginesses
  11. stodging

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