stodgy's Usage Examples:

Besides, those old words may sound pretty stodgy and formal to modern ears, and a modern wedding can handle more informal wedding vows.

Just because a former revolutionary is getting older doesn't mean his wardrobe, or any other part of him, has to get stodgy.

stodgy food with comfort.

Amoy straight to Wok noodles come out stodgy and tasteless, super noodles - well let's not go there.

Capricorns are grounded in reality, but definitely not stodgy.

desecrate a grave?To the very stodgy members of the Royal Academy, Stavans's work only serves to desecrate pure Spanish.

These products are not for stodgy salon groupies whose stifled creativity leaves them dependent on professionals.

To the very stodgy members of the Royal Academy, Stavans 's work only serves to desecrate pure Spanish.

This banqueting table already creaks under the weight of such stodgy signature dishes as Iraq, personal avarice and fiscal dishonesty.

Family reunion games for adults don't have to be mature or stodgy.

teriyaki chicken was good if a bit hefty and the vegetable gyoza (dumplings) were stodgy and lacking in flavor.

Gone too are the days when a dress for a full-figured bride would be stodgy and conservative.

So you're not quite stodgy enough for the signature line, but the simple color scheme of the traditional Soho leather leaves you uninspired?A bun is the most classic updo style, but it doesn't have to look stodgy or dull.

Synonyms:

indigestible,

Antonyms:

original, unconventionality, informal, stylish, fashionable,