stodgy English

Meaning stodgy meaning

What does stodgy mean?

stodgy

— adjective heavy and starchy and hard to digest stodgy food a stodgy pudding served up when everyone was already full

— adjective excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor? a stodgy dinner party

— adjective (= moss-grown) (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned moss-grown ideas about family life

Synonyms stodgy synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as stodgy?

stodgy English » English

stuffy

boring

weighty

onerous

heavy

dull

burdensome

wearisome

uninteresting

unfashionable

tiresome

thick

tedious

stick-in-the-mud

old-fashioned

mossy

moss-grown

hidebound

fusty

fogyish

dreary

drab

bulky

weary

waterlogged

unventilated

unstimulating

unprogressive

unpleasant

unlikeable

unlikable

unkind

unexciting

unenlivened

uncool

unappealing

unanimated

surly

supporting

sullen

substantial

sturdy

straitlaced

stout

stocky

stiff

steady

standpat

stale

sour

Topics stodgy topics

What do people use stodgy to talk about?

Social behavior Social activity Humor

Serious

• What words refer to being serious?
  serious earnest sober solemn somber stodgy

Daily life Food Eat

Satiated, full

• What words describe food that makes you feel full?
  filling heavy stodgy