• Ploddingly

    Origin

    plodding + -ly

    Full definition of ploddingly

    Adverb

    ploddingly

    1. In a dull, predictable manner.
      • 2012, April 23, Angelique Chrisafis , François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election, His stance as being against the world of finance and his proposal of a 75% tax on incomes over €1m (£817,000) was approved by a majority in polls. He was convinced that his more measured, if ploddingly serious, style would win out with an electorate tired of Sarkozy's bling and frenetic policy initiatives.
      • 2007, August 17, Janet Maslin, Can’t Tell a Book (Kapow!) by Its Cover, “The Intruders,” which seems like such a ploddingly literal-minded title for a book that begins with a home invasion, turns out to signal a sci-fi horrific strain, one that guarantees puzzling questions about the characters’ true identities and motives.
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