Pronunciation: /ˈstɑdʒi/

Definitions of stodgy

adjective having a dull or old-fashioned quality; uninteresting or unexciting

Example Sentences

A1 The food at the cafeteria was too stodgy for my taste.

A2 The old textbook seemed stodgy compared to the new digital version.

B1 The company's outdated policies were seen as stodgy by the younger employees.

B2 The traditional music festival had a stodgy atmosphere that some attendees found off-putting.

C1 The professor's stodgy teaching style made it difficult for students to stay engaged in the class.

C2 The museum's collection of stodgy artifacts failed to capture the interest of the modern art enthusiasts.

Examples of stodgy in a Sentence

formal The traditional recipe was deemed too stodgy for the modern palate.

informal I don't like the stodgy way they always do things around here.

slang That restaurant serves up some seriously stodgy food.

figurative His stodgy attitude towards change is holding back progress in the company.

Grammatical Forms of stodgy

past tense

stodged

plural

stodgies

comparative

stodgier

superlative

most stodgy

present tense

stodges

future tense

will stodge

perfect tense

have stodged

continuous tense

is stodging

singular

stodgy

positive degree

stodgy

infinitive

to stodge

gerund

stodging

participle

stodged

Origin and Evolution of stodgy

First Known Use: 1823 year
Language of Origin: British English
Story behind the word: The word 'stodgy' originates from the British dialectal term 'stodge', which means to stuff or fill oneself with food.
Evolution of the word: Over time, 'stodgy' has evolved to also describe things that are dull, uninteresting, or old-fashioned, in addition to its original meaning related to food.