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stuffy

[ stuhf-ee ]

adjective

stuffier, stuffiest.
  1. close; poorly ventilated:

    a stuffy room.

  2. oppressive from lack of freshness:

    stuffy air; a stuffy odor.

  3. lacking in interest, as writing or discourse.

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  4. affected with a sensation of obstruction in the respiratory passages:

    a stuffy nose.

  5. dull or tedious; boring.

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  6. self-important; pompous.

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  7. rigid or strait-laced in attitudes, especially in matters of personal behavior.

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  8. old-fashioned; conservative.

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  9. ill-tempered; sulky.


stuffy

/ ˈʌɪ /

adjective

  1. lacking fresh air
  2. excessively dull, staid, or conventional
  3. (of the nasal passages) blocked with mucus
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٳܴڴھ, adverb
  • ˈٳܴڴھԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ٳܴڴi· adverb
  • ٳܴڴi·Ա noun
  • un·ٳܴڴi· adverb
  • un·ٳܴڴi·Ա noun
  • ܲ·ٳܴڴy adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stuffy1

First recorded in 1545–55; stuff + -y 1
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Everyone will be thrilled to know that the van is solar-power ventilated so the dogs are in wonderful shape and not locked in a stuffy car.

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Although he’s supposed to be a stuffy neurosurgeon, Dr. Roth wears furry bucket hats and yoga pants.

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Clover scooped up a few stuffed animals, but can’t stop thinking about the one they left behind: Caravaggio the lamb, their first stuffy.

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Yet in the stuffy room at Stansted, there was not much in Zelensky's tone that suggested he was interested in making nice.

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Her ensemble brings a range of performers to Shakespearean roles they might not be considered for in traditional, stuffy productions.

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