fogyish

adjective

variants or fogeyish
Definition of fogyishnext
as in stodgy

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  1. stodgy
  2. dowdy
  3. blimpish
  4. ossified
  5. neoconservative
  6. right-wing
  7. set
  8. loyal
Adjective
  • While most dramas this long in the tooth trend toward decline, the series’ many innovations, in a frequently stodgy genre, continue to pay off.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
  • There's Seta, where chef Antonio Guida peps up sometimes stodgy northern Italian cuisine with scents of the south, but the beating heart is the Mandarin Bar & Bistrot.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of stodgy
Adjective
  • Plush carpeting, touches of turquoise in a largely eggshell-forward palette, tasteful landscape paintings that border on abstract, and spacious private balconies make up the subtle suite design, allaying any worries of dowdy beach resort decor.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Get rid of that dowdy old boob light for good and hang any of these beautiful alternative light fixtures instead.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of dowdy
Adjective
  • Huntington, a lifelong Democrat, was accused of blimpish conservatism, jingoism or worse.
    — Gary J. Bass, New York Times, 29 June 2018
Definition of blimpish
Adjective
  • Her focus is on long-term planning, the nimble deployment of neighborhood-level safety measures, and overhauling the ossified internal systems that have slowed ACHD’s response to the county’s breakneck growth.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2026
  • In her film, Sanguinetti presents a subtle thread about the nature of western spaces defined by ossified traditions, the face of which is being altered by the specter of modernity.
    — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of ossified
Adjective
  • The President, this faction argued, was too cowed by hawkish interventionists like Mark Levin, a neoconservative commentator.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Those twenty-five years or so were the apex of Washington Consensus conservatism, of neoconservative interventions abroad and neoliberal economic policy at home.
    — Suzanne Schneider, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of neoconservative
Adjective
  • Polls show Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition in a dead heat with his chief rival, the centrist Gadi Eisenkot.
    — Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Eisenkot comes from the security establishment, and some of his coalition partners are likely to be right-wing parties, unwilling to accept radical change to Israel’s strategic direction.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of right-wing
Adjective
  • The film also conjures the same terrifying fears as the book with its haunting musical score, set design, camera angles, and the emotional performances of Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, and Scatman Crothers.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Profit boosts usually double your winnings on a set number of wagers.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of set
Adjective
  • Officials who appear loyal today might withhold cooperation from a startled regime, engage in a power struggle, or defect en masse.
    — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Half the room was firmly against, loyal to their elevated athleisure and silk pants with drawstring waists, a smaller contingent was staunchly pro, and one editor who shall remain unnamed voiced a defense of the travel skirt.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of loyal
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