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 stuffy

With a pop of color and fun print, this cotton pair is not at all stuffy.

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The ceremony is always too stuffy, unless it is way too silly.

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Yesterday, the media were supposed to be focused on the stuffy royal luncheon at Buckingham Palace.

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The style is stuffy, the syntax is antique, and the conceit is never really convincing.

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Performance artist Marina Abramovic turned a stuffy museum gala on its head with human centerpieces and a violent finale.

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Each house was heated by one stove and was very hot and stuffy, being, except for the door, hermetically sealed.

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The atmosphere was stuffy, however, and time was precious as she had put off buying presents until so late.

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It was a stuffy, disagreeable ride, and I was alternately vexed with Roger and worried about him.

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Restaurants are always so stuffy and full of people, and the beer here is so wretched—unfit to drink.

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Miles of sun-swamped green spread on either side—the carriage was full of sunshine—it was bright and stuffy like a greenhouse.

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British Dictionary definitions for stuffy

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 stuffy

British Dictionary definitions for stuffy

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 stuffy

Example sentences from the Web for stuffy

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adjective stuffier or stuffiest

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