stodginess
/ˈstɑdʒinəs/
noun
- The quality of being dull, boring, and old-fashioned.
- The novel's stodginess put me to sleep after just a few pages.
- The stodginess of the museum's exhibits made it unpopular with young visitors.
- He complained about the stodginess of the office dress code, which hadn't changed since the 1980s.
- The quality of food being heavy, thick, and difficult to digest.
- The stodginess of the dumplings came from too much flour and not enough water.
- The stew had a certain stodginess that made it feel like a meal in itself.
- She disliked the stodginess of traditional British puddings.
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