Definition: excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
Usage: why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?; a stodgy dinner party
Similar words: conventional
Definition: following accepted customs and proprieties
Usage: conventional wisdom; she had strayed from the path of conventional behavior; conventional forms of address
Synonyms: stuffy
Definition: affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction
Usage: a stuffy feeling in my chest
Similar words: obstructed
Definition: shut off to passage or view or hindered from action
Usage: a partially obstructed passageway; an obstructed view; justice obstructed is not justice
Synonyms: airless, unaired, stuffy, close
Definition: lacking fresh air
Usage: a dusty airless attic; the dreadfully close atmosphere; hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke