English adjective: stodgy | |||
1. | stodgy heavy and starchy and hard to digest | ||
Samples | Stodgy food. A stodgy pudding served up when everyone was already full. | ||
Similar | indigestible | ||
Antonyms | digestible | ||
2. | stodgy (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned | ||
Samples | Moss-grown ideas about family life. | ||
Synonyms | fogyish, moss-grown, mossy, stick-in-the-mud | ||
Similar | unfashionable, unstylish | ||
Antonyms | fashionable, stylish | ||
3. | stodgy excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull | ||
Samples | Why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?. A stodgy dinner party. | ||
Synonyms | stuffy | ||
Similar | conventional | ||
Antonyms | unconventional, unconventional | ||