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    stuffy
    /ˈstʌfi/

    adjective

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTUFFY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    STUFFY definition: 1. A stuffy room or building is unpleasant because it has no fresh air: 2. old-fashioned, formal…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › stuffyStuffy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : ill-natured, ill-humored. 2. : lacking in vitality or interest : stodgy, dull. 3. a. : oppressive to the breathing : close. a stuffy room. b. : stuffed up. a stuffy nose. 4. a. : narrowly inflexible in standards of conduct : self-righteous. b. : stiffly conventional : priggish. stuffy formalities. stuffily. ˈstə-fə-lē. adverb. stuffiness.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTUFFY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    STUFFY meaning: 1. A stuffy room or building is unpleasant because it has no fresh air: 2. old-fashioned, formal…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › stuffySTUFFY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Stuffy definition: close; poorly ventilated. See examples of STUFFY used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › stuffyStuffy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If your car is stuffy, it's hot and there isn't enough fresh air circulating. If your nose is stuffy, it's congested (also without enough air moving through it). When a person is stuffy, he or she is a little prim and proper, without a lot of imagination or a willingness to try new things.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › stuffyStuffy - definition of stuffy by The Free Dictionary

    1. Lacking sufficient ventilation; close. 2. Having the respiratory passages blocked: a stuffy nose. 3. a. Dull and boring: a stuffy lecture. b. Rigidly adhering to conventional standards; strait-laced: "I went to one stuffy upper class dinner party on my first night & I go to another tonight" (Evelyn Waugh). stuff′i·ly adv. stuff′i·ness n.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTUFFY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. adjective. Stuffy people or institutions are formal and old-fashioned. [disapproval] Why were grown-ups always so stuffy and slow to recognize good ideas? ...a firm of lawyers in Lincoln's Inn, immensely stuffy and respectable. ...stuffy attitudes. 2. adjective.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishstuffy adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    adjective. /ˈstʌfi/ (comparative stuffier, superlative stuffiest) (of a building, room, etc.) warm in an unpleasant way and without enough fresh air. a stuffy room. It gets very hot and stuffy in here in summer. Extra Examples. Definitions on the go.

  10. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › stuffystuffy - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 3, 2024 · Adjective. [ edit] stuffy ( comparative stuffier, superlative stuffiest) Poorly ventilated; partially plugged . Synonym: fusty. I can’t smell very well today – I have a stuffy nose. Let’s go outside – it’s getting stuffy in here. Uncomfortably warm without sufficient air circulation . Synonym: oppressive.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSTUFFY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    STUFFY definition: 1. If a room or a building is stuffy, it is hot and unpleasant and the air is not fresh. 2…. Learn more.