— stodgily , adv. — stodginess , n.
/stoj"ee/ , adj., stodgier, stodgiest .
1. heavy, dull, or uninteresting; tediously commonplace; boring: a stodgy Victorian novel.
2. of a thick, semisolid consistency; heavy, as food.
3. stocky; thick-set.
4. old-fashioned; unduly formal and traditional: a stodgy old gentleman.
5. dull; graceless; inelegant: a stodgy business suit.
[ 1815-25; STODGE + -Y 1 ]
Syn. 1. tiresome, stuffy, prosaic.
Ant. 1. lively, exciting.