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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stodg•y /ˈstɑdʒi/USA pronunciation adj., -i•er, -i•est. - dull or uninteresting;
boring:a long, stodgy novel. - very old-fashioned;
rigidly conventional:a stodgy old gentleman. - drab or dowdy;
inelegant:a stodgy business suit.
stodg•i•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stodg•y (stoj′ē),USA pronunciation adj., stodg•i•er, stodg•i•est. - heavy, dull, or uninteresting;
tediously commonplace;
boring:a stodgy Victorian novel. - of a thick, semisolid consistency;
heavy, as food. - stocky;
thick-set. - old-fashioned;
unduly formal and traditional:a stodgy old gentleman. - dull;
graceless;
inelegant:a stodgy business suit.
stodg′i•ly, adv. stodg′i•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tiresome, stuffy, prosaic.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lively, exciting.
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