stodgy
heavy, dull, or uninteresting; tediously commonplace; boring: a stodgy Victorian novel.
of a thick, semisolid consistency; heavy, as food.
stocky; thick-set.
old-fashioned; unduly formal and traditional: a stodgy old gentleman.
dull; graceless; inelegant: a stodgy business suit.
Origin of stodgy
1Other words for stodgy
Opposites for stodgy
Other words from stodgy
- stodg·i·ly, adverb
- stodg·i·ness, noun
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How to use stodgy in a sentence
While the Senate tends to be stodgier and more low-key than the House, it too is losing some notables.
By the way, have you got a book—I don't mean a novel, but a regular improving book—the stodgier the better—to lend a fellow?
The Travelling Companions | F. AnsteyBy the way, have you got a book—don't mean a novel, but a regular improving book—the stodgier the better—to lend a fellow?
Unscrupulous; he doesn't care how many duller and stodgier people he uses to his own advantage.
Miss Million's Maid | Bertha Ruck
British Dictionary definitions for stodgy
/ (ˈstɒdʒɪ) /
(of food) heavy or uninteresting
excessively formal and conventional
Origin of stodgy
1Derived forms of stodgy
- stodgily, adverb
- stodginess, noun
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