stick-in-the-mud

[ stik-in-thuh-muhd ]

/ ˈstɪk ɪn ðəˌmʌd /

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noun

someone who avoids new activities, ideas, or attitudes; old fogy.

Origin of stick-in-the-mud

First recorded in 1725–35

Words nearby stick-in-the-mud

sticking place, sticking plaster, sticking point, stick in one's craw, stick insect, stick-in-the-mud, stickit, stick it to someone, stickle, stickleback, stickler

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Example sentences from the Web for stick-in-the-mud

Everyone got into a sort of stick-in-the-mud mood, and one felt it was only kind to stir them up.
A harum-scarum schoolgirl|Angela Brazil
They're a mangy, stick-in-the-mud, follow-in-the-old-ruts crowd.
The Drone|Rutherford Mayne
Jim Langham called him a slow-coach, a tortoise, a stick-in-the-mud, and a few other names.
Love at Paddington|W. Pett Ridge
Now that's just the kind of fine old crusted pig-headed Conservativism that's kept this the stick-in-the-mud Country it is!
In Brief Authority|F. Anstey

British Dictionary definitions for stick-in-the-mud

stick-in-the-mud

noun

informal a staid or predictably conservative person who lacks initiative or imagination

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单词	stick-in-the-mud
释义	stick-in-the-mud [ stik-in-thuh-muhd ] / ˈstɪk ɪn ðəˌmʌd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stick-in-the-mud ON THESAURUS.COM noun someone who avoids new activities, ideas, or attitudes; old fogy. Origin of stick-in-the-mud First recorded in 1725–35 Words nearby stick-in-the-mud sticking place, sticking plaster, sticking point, stick in one's craw, stick insect, stick-in-the-mud, stickit, stick it to someone, stickle, stickleback, stickler Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stick-in-the-mud Everyone got into a sort of stick-in-the-mud mood, and one felt it was only kind to stir them up. A harum-scarum schoolgirl\|Angela Brazil They're a mangy, stick-in-the-mud, follow-in-the-old-ruts crowd. The Drone\|Rutherford Mayne Jim Langham called him a slow-coach, a tortoise, a stick-in-the-mud, and a few other names. Love at Paddington\|W. Pett Ridge Now that's just the kind of fine old crusted pig-headed Conservativism that's kept this the stick-in-the-mud Country it is! In Brief Authority\|F. Anstey British Dictionary definitions for stick-in-the-mud stick-in-the-mud noun informal a staid or predictably conservative person who lacks initiative or imagination Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to stick-in-the-mud antediluvian, reactionary, diehard, conservative, fuddy-duddy, fossil, mossback, old fogy
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stick-in-the-mud

noun

Origin of stick-in-the-mud

Words nearby stick-in-the-mud

Example sentences from the Web for stick-in-the-mud

British Dictionary definitions for stick-in-the-mud

noun

Words related to stick-in-the-mud