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stuffily

[stuhf-ee]

stuff·y

[stuhf-ee]
adjective, stuff·i·er, stuff·i·est.
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.
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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.
COLLAPSE

Origin:
1545–55; stuff + -y1

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


3, 5, 8. stodgy. 6. smug. 7. priggish.

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stuffy (ˈstʌfɪ)
 
adj , stuffier, stuffiest
1.  lacking fresh air
2.  excessively dull, staid, or conventional
3.  (of the nasal passages) blocked with mucus
 
'stuffily
 
adv
 
'stuffiness
 
n

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