stodginess

Variant of stodgy

stodgy definition

stodgy (stä′jē)

adjective stodgier stodg′i·er, stodgiest stodg′i·est

  1. heavy and unpalatable: said of food
  2. heavily built; bulky and slow in movement
  3. dull; tedious; uninteresting
  4. drab, unfashionable, or unattractive
  5. stubbornly old-fashioned; narrow and conventional

Etymology: < stodge + -y

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