stodgy /ˈstɒ.d͡ʒi/ adjective3 •Having a thick, semi-solid consistency; glutinous; heavy on the stomach.“. . . Why! Why! Why is the middle-class so stodgy—so utterly without a sense of humour! My dear, it's only by a fluke that I am here at all—Norman being the protective fluke.” — 1918 •Dull, old-fashioned.I gave up trying to get that stodgy club to try anything new. •(old-fashioned) Badly put together. formsmore stodgy · stodgier · most stodgy · stodgiest