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Meaning of 'stuffy' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stuffy [ a.]
- Stout; mettlesome; resolute.
- Angry and obstinate; sulky.
- Ill-ventilated; close.

Meaning of 'stuffy' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . stuffy [ s]
Meaning (1):
- lacking fresh air
Example in sentence:
  • a dusty airless attic;
  • hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke;
  • the dreadfully close atmosphere
Meaning (2):
- excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
Example in sentence:
  • a stodgy dinner party;
  • why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?
Meaning (3):
- affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction
Example in sentence:
  • a stuffy feeling in my chest

Nearby Words:

stub stubbed stubbedness stubbiness stubbing stubble stubbled stubbly stubborn stubby

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