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stodgy

One entry found.

Main Entry: stodgy
Pronunciation: \ˈstä-jē\
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): stodg·i·er; stodg·i·est
Date: 1854

1 : having a rich filling quality : heavy <stodgy bread>
2 : moving in a slow plodding way especially as a result of physical bulkiness
3 : boring, dull <out on a peaceful rather stodgy Sunday boat trip — Edna Ferber>
4 : extremely old-fashioned : hidebound <received a pompously Victorian letter from his stodgy father — E. E. S. Montagu>
5 a : drab b : dowdy

stodg·i·ly \ˈstä-jə-lē\ adverb

stodg·i·ness \ˈstä-jē-nəs\ noun




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