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
  • Their naïveté mixed with Schrader’s stodgy solemnity is a buzzkill.
    Armond White, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024
  • In that sense, the current Egyptian regime bears more resemblance to the stodgy authoritarianism of southern Europe and Latin America in the mid–twentieth century than to the ebullient nationalism of the Nasser era.
    Nathan J. Brown, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2016
Definition of stodgy
Adjective
  • She’s come a long way from Marianne’s dowdy school uniform.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of dowdy
Adjective
  • Lincoln Day is fluid; there’s no set date for such events, which are scheduled by local branches of the Republican Party.
    Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Expiration Date: Every online gambling real money no deposit bonus has a set timeline to activate the offer and complete the playthrough requirements.
    Matthew Gover, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of set
Adjective
  • The trackpad won out long ago, but Lenovo kept the TrackPoint around for its loyal fans.
    Allison Johnson, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The stress of being a loyal husband and father while toiling tirelessly at Spacely Space Sprockets – headed by a domineering man with a Napoleon complex – seems to float away as the zooming saucer-like aero cars with large bubble roofs leave behind popcorn-like residue from fuel pellets and radium.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of loyal
Adjective
  • Standard and Natural show faithful color; the difference between them is in contrast, Standard has a punchier look, while Natural opens up shadows for more dynamic range.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Asghari, also a faithful, is identified as Britney Spears’ ex-husband on the show.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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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