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stodgily

 

Definitions from WordNet

Adverbial stodgily has 1 sense
  1. stuffily, stodgily - in a stuffy manner; "`Come in please,' he said stuffily"
    Derived from adjective stodgy2

Definitions from the Web

Term: stodgily

Part of speech: adverb

Senses and Usages:

  1. 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.
  2. 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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