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   stuffy

   /ˈstʌfi/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a place) lacking fresh air or ventilation: "a stuffy, overcrowded office" Similar airlessclosemuggysultryheavymustystalefrowzystiflingsuffocatingoppressivefrowstydialect:claggyinformal:fuggyOpposite airy
   • ▪ (of a person's nose) blocked up and making breathing difficult: "inhaling vapour from a bowl of hot water may help to clear a stuffy nose" Similar blockedstuffed upbunged upOpposite clear
   • 2. (of a person) not receptive to new or unusual ideas; conventional and narrow-minded: "he was steady and rather stuffy" Similar staidsedatesoberstiffreservedimpersonalformalpompousprimpriggishfogeyishstrait-lacedconformistconventionalconservativeold-fashionedof the old schoolstodgyboringdulldrearyuninterestinginformal:squarestraightstarchyfuddy-duddystick-in-the-muduptightOpposite relaxedinformalmodern

   Derivatives

   • 1. stuffily adverb
   • 2. stuffiness noun

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   What does stuffy mean?

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

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   What does stuffiness mean?

   • Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word stuffiness. The state or quality of being angry and obstinate. The state or quality of being poorly-ventilated and close. The result or product of being stuffy.

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   What does it mean if your car is stuffy?

   • 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.

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   What is stuffy's all about?

   • Get stuffed at Stuffy's! Customer service is our number one priority. We try to make everything from scratch, without adding sulfates, trans fats or other chemicals. We also buy the best meats and food products because we are concerned about your health and ours as we eat here everyday.

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     STUFFY meaning: 1. A stuffy room or building is unpleasant...

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     STUFFY definicja: 1. A stuffy room or building is unpleasant...

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     stuffy translate: 空気がこもった（よどんだ）, むっとした. Learn more in the...

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     STUFFY translate: 没有空气, （房间或建筑物）闷的，通风不畅的, 正式的,...

   • Stuffy: French Translation

     stuffy translate: étouffant/-ante, bouché/-ée, coincé/-ée,...

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   Stuffy means lacking fresh air, old-fashioned, or boring. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with examples and synonyms from Cambridge Dictionary.

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   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.

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   oppressive from lack of freshness: stuffy air; a stuffy odor. lacking in interest, as writing or discourse. Synonyms: stodgy. affected with a sensation of obstruction in the respiratory passages: a stuffy nose. dull or tedious; boring.