stodgy

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective heavy and starchy and hard to digest
  2. adjective (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned
  3. adjective excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull

Etymology

Unknown, but possibly from stodge (“to stuff”), from stog, or a blend of stuffy + podgy.

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