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Adjective

stodgy ‎(comparative stodgier or more stodgy, superlative stodgiest or most stodgy)

1. (of food) having a thick, semi-solid consistency; glutinous; heavy on the stomach.
2. dull, old-fashioned

   I gave up trying to get that stodgy club to try anything new.

   • 2013, Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)

     The Southampton striker, who also struck a post late on, was being serenaded by the Wembley crowd before the end and should probably brace himself for some Lambert-mania over the coming days but, amid the eulogies, it should not overlook the deficiencies that were evident in another stodgy England performance.

   • 1915, W.S. Maugham, "Of Human Bondage":

     "What's the matter with you?" -- "Nothing. I'm sorry to be so damned emotional, but for six months I've been starved for beauty." -- "You used to be so matter of fact. It's very interesting to hear you say that." -- "Damn it all, I don't want to be interesting," laughed Philip. "Let's go and have a stodgy tea."

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