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[ stuhf-ee ] / ˈstʌf i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stuffy ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, stuff·i·er, stuff·i·est.close; poorly ventilated: a stuffy room. oppressive from lack of freshness: stuffy air; a stuffy odor. lacking in interest, as writing or discourse. affected with a sensation of obstruction in the respiratory passages: a stuffy nose. dull or tedious; boring. self-important; pompous. rigid or strait-laced in attitudes, especially in matters of personal behavior. old-fashioned; conservative. ill-tempered; sulky. Origin of stuffyFirst recorded in 1545–55; stuff + -y1 SYNONYMS FOR stuffy3, 5, 8 stodgy. 6 smug. 7 priggish. SEE SYNONYMS FOR stuffy ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM stuffystuff·i·ly, adverbstuff·i·ness, nounun·stuff·i·ly, adverbun·stuff·i·ness, noun un·stuff·y, adjective Words nearby stuffystuffing nut, stuff it, stuff one's face, stuff shot, stuff the ballot box, stuffy, Stuka, stukkend, stull, St. Ulmo's fire, stultify Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stuffyBoth can give you a fever, cough, fatigue, sore throat, stuffy nose, muscle pains, shortness of breath, and headaches. The COVID-19 pandemic is about to collide with flu season. Here’s what to expect.|Sara Chodosh|August 26, 2020|Popular Science With a pop of color and fun print, this cotton pair is not at all stuffy. The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Don Draper in Your Life|Allison McNearney|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST The ceremony is always too stuffy, unless it is way too silly. Breaking: The Oscars Might Not Suck This Year|Kevin Fallon|February 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Yesterday, the media were supposed to be focused on the stuffy royal luncheon at Buckingham Palace. Pippa Steals The Royal Limelight Again as Wedding Rumors Trump Stuffy Royal Lunch|Tom Sykes|December 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The style is stuffy, the syntax is antique, and the conceit is never really convincing. Robin Sloan’s Book Bag: Five Science Fiction Books That Matter|Robin Sloan|September 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST Performance artist Marina Abramovic turned a stuffy museum gala on its head with human centerpieces and a violent finale. MOCA’s Bizarre Gala|Isabel Wilkinson|November 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST Each house was heated by one stove and was very hot and stuffy, being, except for the door, hermetically sealed. The Note-Book of an Attache|Eric Fisher Wood The atmosphere was stuffy, however, and time was precious as she had put off buying presents until so late. A Bed of Roses|W. L. George It was a stuffy, disagreeable ride, and I was alternately vexed with Roger and worried about him. Margarita's Soul|Ingraham Lovell Restaurants are always so stuffy and full of people, and the beer here is so wretched—unfit to drink. The Song of Songs|Hermann Sudermann Miles of sun-swamped green spread on either side—the carriage was full of sunshine—it was bright and stuffy like a greenhouse. Joanna Godden|Sheila Kaye-Smith
British Dictionary definitions for stuffy
adjective stuffier or stuffiestlacking fresh air excessively dull, staid, or conventional (of the nasal passages) blocked with mucus Derived forms of stuffystuffily, adverbstuffiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to stuffyairless, stifling, stale, humid, stodgy, musty, dreary, staid, genteel, self-important, pompous, arrogant, humorless, breathless, confined, fetid, heavy, muggy, stagnant, sultry |