stodgy

Once again Pakistan's fragile and stodgy top order failed to muster the runs which would prove a real challenge to their Indian counterparts.

They had become stodgy and error-prone until the wee man did his thing and electrified Murrayfield.

Not across the board, of course — the presenters’ scripts were still stodgy, but when aren’t they?

Emma-Jean's prediction: Something is telling me this is not going to be a good watch, it could be quite stodgy.

The hosts struggled with their line and length, failing to take advantage of a pitch that offered more pace and bounce than the stodgy surface in East London.