stuffy

[ stuhf-ee ]

/ ˈstʌf i /

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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 stuffy

First recorded in 1545–55; stuff + -y¹

SYNONYMS FOR stuffy

3, 5, 8 stodgy.

6 smug.

7 priggish.

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OTHER WORDS FROM stuffy

stuff·i·ly, adverb stuff·i·ness, noun un·stuff·i·ly, adverb un·stuff·i·ness, noun

un·stuff·y, adjective

Words nearby stuffy

stuffer, stuffing, stuffing and stripping, stuffing box, stuffing nut, stuffy, stuiver, stuka, stukkend, stull, stultify

Example sentences from the Web for stuffiness

Deadspin ripped it for stuffiness, high-handedness, and general cluelessness.

New York Times Attack on Olympic Athlete Lolo Jones Unfounded and Unfair |David Roth |August 7, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
He was feeling "over-boiled," and got rid of this stuffiness of mind in his own characteristic way.

The Story of Baden-Powell |Harold Begbie
When you go at night into a room where people are asleep, the nose is not aware of any stuffiness or "Russian smell."

Letters of Anton Chekhov |Anton Chekhov
Yet there is, of course, a difference between warmth and stuffiness.

The Art and Practice of Hawking |Edward B. Michell

His exertions and the stuffiness of the room had made him hot; he was parched with thirst.

Barclay of the Guides |Herbert Strang
The stuffiness of the place was poisonous, and I ventured to lower one of the windows a few inches.

The Modern Malady |Cyril Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for stuffiness

stuffy

/ (ˈstʌfɪ) /

adjective stuffier or stuffiest

lacking fresh air

excessively dull, staid, or conventional

(of the nasal passages) blocked with mucus

Derived forms of stuffy

stuffily, adverb stuffiness, noun

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stuffy

adjective, stuff·i·er, stuff·i·est.

Origin of stuffy

SYNONYMS FOR stuffy

OTHER WORDS FROM stuffy

Words nearby stuffy

Example sentences from the Web for stuffiness

British Dictionary definitions for stuffiness

adjective stuffier or stuffiest

Derived forms of stuffy

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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stuffy

adjective, stuff·i·er, stuff·i·est.

Origin of stuffy

SYNONYMS FOR stuffy

OTHER WORDS FROM stuffy

Words nearby stuffy

Words related to stuffiness

Example sentences from the Web for stuffiness

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adjective stuffier or stuffiest

Derived forms of stuffy

British Dictionary definitions for stuffiness