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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.
6. self-important; pompous.
7. rigid or strait-laced in attitudes, esp. in matters of personal behavior.
8. old-fashioned; conservative.
9. ill-tempered; sulky.

Origin:
1545–55; stuff + -y 1


stuff⋅i⋅ly, adverb
stuff⋅i⋅ness, noun


3, 5, 8. stodgy. 6. smug. 7. priggish.
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Main Entry: stuffy
Pronunciation: 'st&f-E
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: stuff·i·er; -est
: affected withcongestion stuffy nose> —stuff·i·ness /'st&f-E-n&s/ noun
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