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STICK-IN-THE-MUD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who moves slowly
Example:
in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach
Synonyms:
plodder; slowcoach; slowpoke; stick-in-the-mud
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("stick-in-the-mud" is a kind of...):
dawdler; drone; laggard; lagger; poke; trailer (someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned
Example:
moss-grown ideas about family life
Synonyms:
fogyish; moss-grown; mossy; stick-in-the-mud; stodgy
Classified under:
Similar:
unfashionable; unstylish (not in accord with or not following current fashion)
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