fogyish

adjective

variants or fogeyish
Definition of fogyishnext
as in stodgy

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  1. stodgy
  2. dowdy
  3. set
  4. loyal
  5. faithful
  6. ultraright
Adjective
  • The return of Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua has bolstered the team’s receiving core but the Rams’ offense has been uncharacteristically stodgy under head coach Sean McVay.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
  • After a stodgy start to the season in attacking terms, Leeds became more fluid, which has coincided with the development of the former partnership.
    Nancy Froston, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of stodgy
Adjective
  • World-renowned for its cashmere, buttery leather, and tailored wool, Italian winter fashion leaves no room for dowdy sweatpants and sweatshirts.
    Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
  • In contrast to the depictions of suffragists as dowdy old maids, the woman portrayed in this postcard is conventionally attractive and fashionably dressed.
    Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of dowdy
Adjective
  • Boutique plant shop, The Sill, is shipping 6-foot live cut Fraser Firs for a set price of $150 this December.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Many companies could simply end up staying put Many businesses may have existing contracts to manufacture goods in a particular location for a set period of time.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of set
Adjective
  • Surpassing 1,000 pages, the tome should be long enough to keep Sanderson's legion of loyal fans sated at least for awhile.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The team began a quick decline after that, a slide that bottomed out last season when the Galaxy fired longtime president Chris Klein amid an embarrassing fan boycott that saw the club’s most loyal supporters refuse to attend matches.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of loyal
Adjective
  • The majestic town church with its tar-black spires, dating to the 1700s, is attracting fewer and fewer faithful.
    Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Production involved building meticulous town-sized sets and creating faithful costumes from the 1800s and 1900s.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of faithful
Adjective
  • Since then, McCarthy has had to tread somewhat lightly between the ultraright caucus and the rest of his party.
    Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Because Jesuits often sided with El Salvador’s poor and some kept records of human rights violations, they were hated by the country’s ultraright.
    New York Times, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2021
Definition of ultraright
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