heavy, dull, or uninteresting; tediously commonplace; boring

a stodgy Victorian novel.

of a thick, semisolid consistency; heavy, as food.

stocky; thick-set.

old-fashioned; unduly formal and traditional

a stodgy old gentleman.

dull; graceless; inelegant

a stodgy business suit.

adjective

adventurous , exciting , ready , willing

adjective

banausic , boring , dim , dreary , formal , heavy , labored , monotonous , pedantic , pedestrian , plodding , ponderous , staid , tedious , turgid , unexciting , unimaginative , uninspired , uninteresting , weighty , arid , aseptic , colorless , drab , dry , earthbound , flat , flavorless , lackluster , lifeless , lusterless , matter-of-fact , prosaic , spiritless , sterile , gelatinous , blocky , chunky , compact , dumpy , heavyset , squat , stubby , stumpy , thick , thickset , blah , distended , dull , indigestible , lumpish , pompous , prim , starchy , sticky , stuffed , stuffy , tacky