stodgy

stodgy

adjective \ˈstä-jē\

stodg·i·erstodg·i·est

Definition of STODGY

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

Examples of STODGY

1. <the sitcom was offbeat and interesting in its first season, but has since become predictable and stodgy>

First Known Use of STODGY

1854

Related to STODGY

Synonyms

arid, colorless, drab, dreary, drudging, dry, dull, dusty, flat, heavy, ho-hum, humdrum, jading, jejune, leaden, mind-numbing, monochromatic, monotonous, numbing, old, pedestrian, ponderous, slow, stale, boring, stuffy, stupid, tame, tedious, tiresome, tiring, uninteresting, wearisome, weary, wearying

Antonyms

absorbing, engaging, engrossing, gripping, interesting, intriguing, involving, riveting

Related Words

aseptic, barren, blah, dullish, pleasureless, prosaic, prosy, soggy, spiritless; blank, earthbound, gray (also grey), inanimate, pallid, pedantic, sterile, suspenseless, undramatic, uneventful, unexciting, unimaginative, uninspiring, unnewsworthy, unrewarding, unsensational, unspectacular; annoying, bothersome, irksome, irritating; longsome; palling; draining, enervating, exhausting, fatiguing, wearing; debilitating, enfeebling; demoralizing, discouraging, disheartening, dispiriting; common, commonplace, ordinary, tepid, unexceptional, unsurprising, vapid; cumbersome, lumbering, plodding, poky (or pokey)

Near Antonyms

amazing, astonishing, astounding, awesome, eye-opening, fabulous, marvelous (or marvellous), sensational, spectacular, surprising, wonderful, wondrous; animating, breathtaking, electrifying, energizing, enlivening, exciting, exhilarating, galvanizing, hair-raising, inspiring, invigorating, rip-roaring, rousing, stimulating, stirring, thrilling; amusing, diverting, entertaining; moving, poignant, touching; alluring, attracting, attractive, beguiling, bewitching, captivating, charming, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating; mesmerizing, spellbinding; suspenseful; arresting, provocative, tantalizing

Rhymes with STODGY

dodgy, podgy