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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 is a stuffy adjective?

   • Definition of stuffy adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (comparative stuffier, superlative stuffiest) (of a building, room, etc.) warm in an unpleasant way and without enough fresh air It gets very hot and stuffy in here in summer. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

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   What does it mean if a person is stuffy?

   • It may have been more stuffy in the old days, but at least you knew where you were. Symptoms include a blocked, stuffy nose, headache and a sore throat. If you describe a person or institution as stuffy, you are criticizing them for being formal and old-fashioned.

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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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   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.

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   3 meanings: 1. lacking fresh air 2. excessively dull, staid, or conventional 3. (of the nasal passages) blocked with mucus.... Click for more definitions.

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   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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   stuffy. adjective. /ˈstʌfi/. /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.