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
- 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- They're so stodgy and unconvincing and as out-of-date as tunes in music.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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