stodgily

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Adverbial stodgily has 1 sense

stuffily, stodgily - in a stuffy manner; "`Come in please,' he said stuffily"
Derived from adjective stodgy₂

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Term: stodgily

Part of speech: adverb

Senses and Usages:

Characterized by being dull, unadventurous, or overly conventional:

She stodgily stuck to her old-fashioned ways, refusing to try anything new.
The company's stodgily traditional approach hindered its ability to innovate.

Characterized by being plump or corpulent:

The stodgily dressed man struggled to fit into the narrow chair.
Despite his stodgily appearance, he moved surprisingly gracefully on the dance floor.

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