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
  • The story is organized by the seasons, and the director uses changes in the weather and the light to build the picture’s gathering mood of ossified brutality.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Yet in China, state influence over resource allocation has ossified markets, especially by reducing bankruptcies, in ways that limit the fruits of innovation and efficiency gains in the broader economy.
    — Oliver Melton, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 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
  • Yet, just six years after their great electoral triumph, Ronald Reagan, a right-wing ideologue, was elected President and the Republicans captured the Senate.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The most vociferous opposition has come from Avigdor Lieberman, head of the right-wing secular Yisrael Beiteinu party.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of right-wing
Adjective
  • My sense is that many nations would already prefer to have a different kind of figurehead, for example a head who belongs to one of the 56 member states and is elected by member states for a set term.
    — Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Closed from just before Halloween, the attraction has undergone nearly two weeks of round-the-clock work, with set dressing during the day, and maintenance and facade work at night.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of set
Adjective
  • As our loyal readers know, Langley has become the most famous woman in country music, and there's no close second.
    — David Hookstead, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The company could use its loyal fanbase and sizable playoff ratings to help justify distribution fees to pay TV providers while marginally adding some subscribers to HBO Max.
    — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of loyal
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