Dictionary
stodg•y
Pronunciation: (stoj'ē), [key]—
adj., stodg•i•er, stodg•i•est.
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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.