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1 | 99% | 6 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 30% | 8 | What a swallow may swallow | |
3 | 29% | 4 | A homophone for 'belle' | |
Hard To Swallow S Dubious As A Homophone Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "STODGY" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Heavy and starchy and hard to digest
- • (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned
- • Excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull adjective
- • (of food) having a thick, semi-solid consistency; glutinous; heavy on the stomach.
- • Dull, old-fashioned.
- • Badly put together.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The restaurant had a stodgy menu, with no innovative dishes."
- • "My grandmother always wears those stodgy old-fashioned dresses."
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