cloddish
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Less attractively, it’s also a bit cloddish and tame, falling into that unsatisfying category of children’s entertainment that seems to be styled in accordance with the tastes of old people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Mitch’s cloddish rejection of her is all the more devastating after all that she has courageously bared to him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2025
I was about to say that Simeone’s cloddish rampage was very un-hockey-like, but one hockey coach did stage a charge on the opponent’s locker room this season.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2014
“Love distorts things,” the older Joe reflects, looking back with shame on her fixation on the cloddish Jerôme.
From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2014
Its comforts were stuffy and cloddish, the heater, the padded chairs, the bed piled with furs, the rugs, drapes, wrappings, mufflings.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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