stodgy

tylsä

ummehtunut, vanhanaikainen, ahdasmielinen

tukeva puhekieltä having a thick, semi-solid consistency; glutinous; heavy on the stomach.
dull, old-fashioned

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

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.

"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."