Synonyms for Stodgy & Similar Words
Definition of stodgy
- adjective
- heavy and starchy and hard to digest; "stodgy food"; "a stodgy pudding served up when everyone was already full"
- (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned; "moss- grown ideas about family life"
- 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"
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Writing tips for "stodgy"
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