stodgy

• Beschreibt Speisen, die schwer, dickflüssig und schwer verdaulich sind, oder eine Person, Sache oder Idee, die langweilig, altmodisch und ohne Lebendigkeit ist.

Describes food that is heavy, thick, and difficult to digest, or a person, thing, or idea that is dull, old-fashioned, and lacking in excitement.

1. Heavy and hard to digestB2informal

   Describes food that is thick, heavy, and starchy, making it difficult to digest.

   Schwer verdaulich

   • The stew was too stodgy for my taste.
   • He avoided stodgy meals before a long run.
   • The pudding was delicious but a bit stodgy.

   Synonymedoughyfillingglutinousheavyindigestibleleadenstarchy

   Antonymeairydigestiblelight

2. Old-fashioned or out of styleB2informal

   Used pejoratively to describe something that is no longer fashionable or modern.

   Altmodisch

   • His stodgy suit looked like it was from the 1970s.
   • The decor in the hotel was stodgy and outdated.
   • She refused to wear the stodgy dress her grandmother gave her.

   Synonymeantiquatedarchaicdateddowdyfustyobsoleteold-fashionedoutdatedoutmodedunfashionable

   Antonymefashionablehipmoderntrendy

3. Dull and unimaginativeB2informal

   Excessively conventional and lacking creativity, resulting in a boring or uninteresting quality.

   Langweilig und fantasielos

   • The lecture was so stodgy that half the class fell asleep.
   • His stodgy writing style failed to engage readers.
   • The committee's stodgy approach stifled any innovative ideas.

   Synonymeboringdrearydullhumdrumpedestrianstaidstufftediousunimaginativeuninteresting

   Antonymecreativeexcitingfreshimaginativeinnovativeinventivelivelynoveloriginalstimulating