different between tiresome vs stodgy

English

Etymology

tire +? -some

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ta??s?m/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ta??s?m/
• Hyphenation: tire?some

Adjective

tiresome (comparative more tiresome, superlative most tiresome)

1. Causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome.

   Eventually his long stories became tiresome.

Synonyms

• (causing fatigue or boredom): boring, dull, irksome, slow, tedious, wearisome, exhausting
• See also Thesaurus:wearisome

Antonyms

• (causing fatigue or boredom): energizing, exciting, fresh, interesting

Derived terms

• tiresomeness

Translations

Anagrams

• Timorese, mroseite, romeites

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)

1. (of food) Having a thick, semi-solid consistency; glutinous; heavy on the stomach.
2. 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."

3. (dated) Badly put together.

Derived terms

• stodgily
• stodginess

Translations