stodgy

One entry found for stodgy.

Main Entry: stodgy
Pronunciation: 'stä-jE
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): stodg·i·er; -est
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 /'stä-j&-lE/ adverb
- stodg·i·ness /'stä-jE-n&s/ noun