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Definitions for Stuffy

[1] close; poorly ventilated: a stuffy room.
[2] oppressive from lack of freshness: stuffy air; a stuffy odor.
[3] lacking in interest, as writing or discourse.
[4] affected with a sensation of obstruction in the respiratory passages: a stuffy nose.
[5] dull or tedious; boring.
[6] self-important; pompous.
[7] rigid or strait-laced in attitudes, especially in matters of personal behavior.
[8] old-fashioned; conservative.
[9] ill-tempered; sulky.
[10] lacking fresh air
[11] excessively dull, staid, or conventional
[12] (of the nasal passages) blocked with mucus

Words related to Stuffy

airless, stifling, stale, humid, stodgy, musty, dreary, staid, genteel, self-important, pompous, arrogant, humorless, breathless, confined, fetid, heavy, muggy, stagnant, sultry

Words nearby Stuffy

stuffer, stuffing, stuffing and stripping, stuffing box, stuffing nut, stuffy, stuiver, stuka, stukkend, stull, stultify

Origin of Stuffy

First recorded in 1545–55; stuff + -y1

Other words from Stuffy

stuff·i·ly , adverb
stuff·i·ness , noun
un·stuff·i·ly , adverb
un·stuff·i·ness , noun
un·stuff·y , adjective

Synonyms for Stuffy

airless, humid, stale, stifling, breathless, confined, fetid, heavy, muggy, stagnant, suffocating, sultry, thick, unventilated