Stodgy food is heavy and unhealthy, sometimes in an unpleasant way.

I've been eating too many stodgy puddings. 我吃高淀粉的布丁吃得太多了。

boring, serious, and formal

Neither company has succeeded in shedding its stodgy image. 两家公司都未能摆脱其刻板乏味的形象。

Younger consumers, it is said, regard their products as stodgy and unfashionable. 据说，年轻一些的消费者认为他们的产品古板落伍。