stodgy

/ˈstɑdʒi/

/ˈstɒdʒi/

Other forms: stodgier; stodgiest

The Queen's guards outside Buckingham Palace might seem stodgy (or stuffy and stuck-up), but they are only doing their job.

Stodgy is an adjective to describe anything dull, out-of-style, or even hard to digest. Just your luck getting stuck sitting next to stodgy Aunt Irma at Thanksgiving! From the looks of her stodgy moth-smelling clothes to her stodgy or dull conversation, chances are it will be a long meal. Just hope the mashed potatoes are light and fluffy.

Definitions of stodgy

1. adjective

   excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
   “why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?”

   “a stodgy dinner party”

   synonyms: stuffy

   conventional

   following accepted customs and proprieties
2. adjective

   (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned
   synonyms: fogyish, moss-grown, mossy, stick-in-the-mud

   unfashionable, unstylish

   not in accord with or not following current fashion
3. adjective

   heavy and starchy and hard to digest
   “stodgy food”

   “a stodgy pudding served up when everyone was already full”

   synonyms:

   indigestible

   (physiology) describing a substance that the body cannot break down, or that is difficult to break down and absorb into the bloodstream