adj. stodg·i·er, stodg·i·est 1. a. Dull, unimaginative, and commonplace. See Synonyms at dull. b. Old-fashioned and stuffy: "Why is the middle-class so stodgy—so utterly without a sense of humor!" (Katherine Mansfield). 2. Indigestible and starchy; heavy: stodgy food. 3. Solidly built; stocky. [From stodge, thick filling food, from stodge, to cram.] stodgi·ly adv. stodgi·ness n. |
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