Antonyms for stodgy

Grammar : Adj

Spell : stoj-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɒdʒ i

Definition of stodgy

Origin : 1823, "of a thick, semi-solid consistency," from stodge "to stuff" (1670s), of unknown origin, perhaps somehow imitative. Meaning "dull, heavy" developed by 1874 from noun sense of stodge applied to food (1825).

adj dull, stuffy

Example sentences :

But our foggy English climate and stodgy people call for it.
Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling

Norway is the home of the Ibsenian or stodgy, as distinguished from the stagey, Drama.
Extract from : « This Giddy Globe » by Oliver Herford

It would have been artificial, and stodgy, too, to call her "your present wife."
Extract from : « It Never Can Happen Again » by William De Morgan

So let us hear no more complaints of stodgy, clammy, “puddingy” rice.
Extract from : « Cakes & Ale » by Edward Spencer

Was this new and stodgy edition of The Raven going to stay forever?
Extract from : « The Champagne Standard » by Mrs. John Lane

The dear, stodgy old slow-coach, I'm proud of every inch of his success.
Extract from : « The Hallowell Partnership » by Katharine Holland Brown

They're so stodgy and unconvincing and as out-of-date as tunes in music.
Extract from : « Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. IV of IV. » by Charles L. Graves

We hear continual complaints of the stodgy dullness of the English.
Extract from : « Aaron's Rod » by D. H. Lawrence

There was no passion in the stodgy movements of the great paddy arms.
Extract from : « Officer 666 » by Barton W. Currie

Well, I'm not stodgy any longer, Esme Falconer; you've reformed me.
Extract from : « The Firefly Of France » by Marion Polk Angellotti

Synonyms for stodgy

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