stodgy in Chinese
stodgy in Chinese is 努力 — stodgy means dull and old-fashioned.
stodgy in Chinese
努力
Pronounced: nǔ lì
(of food) Having a thick, semi-solid consistency; glutinous; heavy on the stomach.
What does "stodgy" mean?
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adj Dull and old-fashioned.
"I gave up trying to get that stodgy club to try anything new."
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adj Thick and semi-solid in texture, glutinous, and heavy on the stomach.
"“. . . Why! Why! Why is the middle-class so stodgy—so utterly without a sense of humour! My dear, it's only by a fluke that I am here at all—Norman being the protective fluke.”"
- adj Clumsily put together.
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stodgy in a sentence
- I gave up trying to get that stodgy club to try anything new.
- Safer! Good lord! what could you have safer than a stodgy second-rate boarding-house in Hapsburg Square? The place drones respectability.
- “. . . Why! Why! Why is the middle-class so stodgy—so utterly without a sense of humour! My dear, it's only by a fluke that I am here at all—Norman being the protective fluke.”
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What is "stodgy" in Chinese?
"stodgy" in Chinese is 努力. stodgy means: Dull and old-fashioned.
How do you pronounce 努力?
"stodgy" in Chinese is 努力, pronounced "nǔ lì".
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