adj. 25B6; adjective
a stodgy pudding : SOLID, substantial, filling, hearty, heavy, starchy, indigestible.
stodgy writing : BORING, dull, uninteresting, dreary, turgid, tedious, dry, heavy going, unimaginative, uninspired, unexciting, unoriginal, monotonous, humdrum, prosaic, staid; informal deadly, square.
light, interesting, lively.