STUFFY

stodgy, stuffy

(adjective) excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull; “why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?”; “a stodgy dinner party”

stuffy

(adjective) affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction; “a stuffy feeling in my chest”

airless, close, stuffy, unaired

(adjective) lacking fresh air; “a dusty airless attic”; “the dreadfully close atmosphere”; “hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

stuffy (comparative stuffier, superlative stuffiest)

Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.

Stout; mettlesome; resolute.

(US) Angry and obstinate; sulky.

Boring, uninteresting, over-formal, pompous, very conventional.

(Scotland) Stout; sturdy.

Noun

stuffy (plural stuffies)

(US, Canada, colloquial, often, childish) synonym of stuffed toy

Source: Wiktionary


Stuff"y, a.

1. Stout; mettlesome; resolute. [Scot.] Jamieson.

2. Angry and obstinate; sulky. [U. S.]

3. Ill-ventilated; close.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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