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stick-in-the-mud vs stodgy

stodgy vs stick-in-the-mud

stick-in-the-mud is a noun but stodgy is not a noun.

stick-in-the-mud and stodgy both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stick-in-the-mud Yes Yes No No
stodgy No Yes No No
As adjectives, stick-in-the-mud and stodgy are synonyms defined as:
  • stick-in-the-mud and stodgy: (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned
Other synonyms of stick-in-the-mud include fogyish, moss-grown, mossy.
stick-in-the-mud (noun) stodgy (noun)
someone who moves slowly
stick-in-the-mud (adjective) stodgy (adjective)
(used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
heavy and starchy and hard to digest
(used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned
Difference between stick-in-the-mud and stodgy

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