ploddingly
- a word derived from plod.
Example Sentences
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The sprawling, meticulously worked out plotting can seem ploddingly old-fashioned.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2024
At Gamesradar, Neil Smith said the film was "about as scary as Barney the purple dinosaur in what is ultimately a ploddingly predictable, gore-lite yawner".
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2023
It's more focused on bringing the emotion through plotlines, sometimes ploddingly.
From Salon • May 18, 2023
It’s ironic that the specifically magical features of “Poker Face’s” premise produce a distinctly unmagical, ploddingly bureaucratic frame: Charlie knows the truth, so now she needs to find evidence to prove it.
From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2023
Dully, almost ploddingly, the man turned to leave.
From The Dominant Dollar by Ralph, Lester
