stodgier; stodgiest
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 tripEdna Ferber
4
: extremely old-fashioned : hidebound
received a pompously Victorian letter from his stodgy fatherE. E. S. Montagu
5
a
: drab
b
: dowdy
stodgily adverb
stodginess noun

Examples of stodgy in a Sentence

the sitcom was offbeat and interesting in its first season, but has since become predictable and stodgy
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The sophistication of Monaco during the day — with its yachts, supercars racing through a mountainous backdrop and plush casinos in the day — made way for stodgy nighttime entertainment. Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025 Wikipedia’s stodgy nonprofit model suddenly looks a lot more appealing. Allison Morrow, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025 Their naïveté mixed with Schrader’s stodgy solemnity is a buzzkill. Armond White, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024 In that sense, the current Egyptian regime bears more resemblance to the stodgy authoritarianism of southern Europe and Latin America in the mid–twentieth century than to the ebullient nationalism of the Nasser era. Nathan J. Brown, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2016 See all Example Sentences for stodgy 

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of stodgy was in 1854

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“Stodgy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stodgy. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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stodgy

adjective
stodgier; stodgiest
1
: moving in a slow struggling way especially as a result of physical bulkiness
2
: having no excitement or interest : dull, boring
a stodgy day
3
: very old-fashioned in attitude or point of view
stodgily adverb

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