stodgy stodgy /ˈstɑːdʒi/

adjective

1. Excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull  ( stodgy , stuffy )
   excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
    Why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?
   why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?
    A stodgy dinner party
   a stodgy dinner party
   
2. (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned  ( fogyish , moss-grown , mossy , stick-in-the-mud , stodgy , fogeyish )
   (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned
    Moss-grown ideas about family life
   moss-grown ideas about family life
   
3. Heavy and starchy and hard to digest  ( stodgy )
   heavy and starchy and hard to digest
    Stodgy food
   stodgy food
    A stodgy pudding served up when everyone was already full
   a stodgy pudding served up when everyone was already full