Pronunciation: /ˈstɑdʒi/
adjective having a dull or old-fashioned quality; uninteresting or unexciting
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B1 The company's outdated policies were seen as stodgy by the younger employees.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.
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.
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