stodgy C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈstɑdʒi/ UK /ˈstɒdʒi/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj dull and old-fashioned, or heavy and indigestible (of food) The committee was too stodgy to embrace any new idea. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · dull and old-fashioned, or... dullstaidboringstuffyfustyold-fashionedheavyleaden ↔ Opposites excitinglivelylightmodernfashionable Word family Derived forms stodgilystodginess Related forms stodge Etymology AI details From 'stodge' (a thick, filling food; of uncertain, probably imitative origin) plus the adjectival suffix '-y'. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # stodgy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈstɑdʒi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈstɒdʒi/ ## Meanings 1. dull and old-fashioned, or heavy and indigestible (of food) ## Examples - The committee was too stodgy to embrace any new idea. ## Synonyms - dull - staid - boring - stuffy - fusty - old-fashioned - heavy - leaden ## Antonyms - exciting - lively - light - modern - fashionable ## Derived Forms - stodgily - stodginess ## Related Forms - stodge ## Etymology From 'stodge' (a thick, filling food; of uncertain, probably imitative origin) plus the adjectival suffix '-y'. ## AI Etymology Stodgy is from 'stodge' (a thick, filling food; of uncertain, probably imitative origin) plus the adjectival suffix '-y'. Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The wording preserves that uncertainty: the older history is best read as a cautious account rather than a fully settled chain. The sound-symbolic element is central: the form imitates or evokes the noise, motion, or sensory impression associated with the modern word. In current use it covers dull and old-fashioned, or heavy and indigestible (of food). The wider family includes derived forms such as stodgily and stodginess and related words such as stodge. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown