different between tedious vs stodgy
tedious
English
Alternative forms
- tædious (archaic)
- teedyus
Etymology
Old French tedieus, from Late Latin taedi?sus, from Latin taedium (“weariness, tedium”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?ti?.d??s/
- (US) IPA(key): /?ti.di.?s/, /?ti.d??s/
- Rhymes: -i?di?s
Adjective
tedious (comparative more tedious, superlative most tedious)
- Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:wearisome
Derived terms
- tediously
- tediousness
Related terms
- tedium
Translations
Anagrams
- Outside, dies out, outside, side out, sudoite
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stodgy
English
Etymology
Unknown, but possibly from stodge (“to stuff”), from stog, or a blend of stuffy +? podgy.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: st??j?, IPA(key): /?st?.d??i/
- Rhymes: -?d?i
Adjective
stodgy (comparative stodgier or more stodgy, superlative stodgiest or most stodgy)
- (of food) Having a thick, semi-solid consistency; glutinous; heavy on the stomach.
- Dull, old-fashioned.
- 2013, Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)[1]
- The Southampton striker, who also struck a post late on, was being serenaded by the Wembley crowd before the end and should probably brace himself for some Lambert-mania over the coming days but, amid the eulogies, it should not overlook the deficiencies that were evident in another stodgy England performance.
- 1915, W.S. Maugham, "Of Human Bondage":
- "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 stodgy tea."
- 2013, Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)[1]
- (dated) Badly put together.
Derived terms
- stodgily
- stodginess
Translations
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