Maybe the idea wasn't too offbeat, even in somewhat stodgy Washington.

The Lexus LF-A shows a new design direction that should enliven the brand's somewhat stodgy look in the years to come.

The problem: she is engaged to a somewhat stodgy researcher at a certain high-powered think tank.

The result was somewhat stodgy and calculated.

He'd expected opposition from Hathaway, a conservative and somewhat stodgy old-Navy type with limited imagination and drive.

St. Albans was a somewhat stodgy and conservative place compared with Highgate or Harpenden.

At Time, he was credited with making a well-known, but somewhat stodgy publication more entertaining while keeping it informative and authoritative.

The Franklin Institute, which prides itself on having been the nation's first science museum with participatory exhibits, had grown somewhat stodgy over the years.

Hoving took control of a somewhat stodgy Tiffany's in 1955 and, with his fine eye for quality, gave the store its special stamp.

A fragrant baked apple with brown sugar shortbread is better than the lemon curd and somewhat stodgy gingerbread for dessert.