Definition of "stodgy" [stodg•y]

• Dull, unimaginative, and commonplace. (adjective)
• Prim or pompous; stuffy: "Why is the middle-class so stodgy—so utterly without a sense of humor!” ( Katherine Mansfield). See Synonyms at dull. (adjective)
• Indigestible and starchy; heavy: stodgy food. (adjective)
• Solidly built; stocky. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• ""You can find great opportunities in stodgy old-fashioned blue-chip stocks.""
• "But now, fully entrenched in stodgy-hearted adulthood, I'm more inclined toward The Power of More-Than-One, especially when the goal is to make a significant difference."
• "It is a known quantity, even if it was known as a stodgy company for a while."