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- Dictionarystuffy/ˈstʌfi/
adjective
- 1. (of a place) lacking fresh air or ventilation: "a stuffy, overcrowded office" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a person) not receptive to new or unusual ideas; conventional and narrow-minded: "he was steady and rather stuffy" Similar Opposite
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STUFFY definition: 1. A stuffy room or building is unpleasant because it has no fresh air: 2. old-fashioned, formal…. Learn more.
STUFFY meaning: 1. A stuffy room or building is unpleasant because it has no fresh air: 2. old-fashioned, formal…. Learn more.
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.
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.
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.
Stuffy definition: close; poorly ventilated. See examples of STUFFY used in a sentence.
Definition of stuffy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Definitions of 'stuffy' 1. Stuffy people or institutions are formal and old-fashioned. [disapproval] [...] 2. If it is stuffy in a place, it is unpleasantly warm and there is not enough fresh air. [...] 3. If you have a stuffy nose, your nose is blocked, usually because you have a cold. [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'stuffy'
• A stuffy atmosphere, or one which is artificially heated, air-conditioned and lit, produces lethargy and depression. • You will not find a stuffy bureaucrat in him. • It's getting stuffy in here -- shall I open the window ?
