stodg´i|ly — stodg|y «STOJ ee», adjective, stodg|i|er, stodg|i|est. 1. dull or uninteresting; tediously commonplace: »a stodgy book, a stodgy mind or character. 2. thick and heavy in consistency; very filling: »stodgy food … Useful english dictionary
stodg|y — «STOJ ee», adjective, stodg|i|er, stodg|i|est. 1. dull or uninteresting; tediously commonplace: »a stodgy book, a stodgy mind or character. 2. thick and heavy in consistency; very filling: »stodgy food … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
stodg — stodg·i·ly; stodg·i·ness; … English syllables
stodginess — stodg·i·ness … English syllables
stodgy — stodg•y [[t]ˈstɒdʒ i[/t]] adj. stodg•i•er, stodg•i•est 1) dull or uninteresting; boring 2) heavy, as food 3) stocky; thickset 4) unduly formal and traditional 5) dull; graceless; inelegant: a stodgy business suit[/ex] • Etymology: 1815–25… … From formal English to slang