stodgy
/ˈstɑdʒi/
adjective
- Dull, boring, and old-fashioned; lacking imagination or excitement.
- My grandparents have a stodgy old sofa that nobody wants to sit on.
- The stodgy professor never changed his lectures from year to year.
- The company's stodgy image made it hard to attract young talent.
- Describing food that is heavy, thick, and often difficult to digest.
- The bread was so stodgy it felt like eating dough.
- I prefer light salads to stodgy casseroles.
- The cafeteria served a stodgy meat pie that sat in your stomach like a rock.
- Describing a person who is overly formal, conservative, or resistant to change.
- Don't be so stodgy — try dancing at the party for once!
- The stodgy old banker refused to consider online banking.
- She thought her parents were stodgy for not letting her dye her hair.