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Antonyms for stick-in-the-mud

Grammar : Noun
Spell : stik-in-th uh-muhd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɪk ɪn ðəˌmʌd

Definition of stick-in-the-mud

Origin :
  • 1733, from stick (v.) on notion of "to stick in the mud, to be content to remain in an abject condition."
  • noun unadventurous person
Example sentences :
  • They're a mangy, stick-in-the-mud, follow-in-the-old-ruts crowd.
  • Extract from : « The Drone » by Rutherford Mayne
  • Everyone got into a sort of stick-in-the-mud mood, and one felt it was only kind to stir them up.
  • Extract from : « A harum-scarum schoolgirl » by Angela Brazil
  • 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!
  • Extract from : « In Brief Authority » by F. Anstey
  • Jim Langham called him a slow-coach, a tortoise, a stick-in-the-mud, and a few other names.
  • Extract from : « Love at Paddington » by W. Pett Ridge

Synonyms for stick-in-the-mud

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