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stuff⋅y

  [stuhf-ee]
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–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

Related forms:
stuff⋅i⋅ly, adverb
stuff⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
3, 5, 8. stodgy. 6. smug. 7. priggish.
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stuff·y   (stŭf'ē)   
adj.   stuff·i·er, stuff·i·est
  1. Lacking sufficient ventilation; close.
  2. Having the respiratory passages blocked: a stuffy nose.
    1. Dull and boring: a stuffy lecture.
    2. Rigidly adhering to standards of conduct; strait-laced: "I went to one stuffy upper class dinner party on my first night & I go to another tonight" (Evelyn Waugh).
stuff'i·ly adv., stuff'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Stuffy

Stuff"y\, a. 1. Stout; mettlesome; resolute. [Scot.] --Jamieson.

2. Angry and obstinate; sulky. [U. S.]

3. Ill-ventilated; close.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : stuffy
Spanish: cargado, mal ventilado,
German: stickig,
Japanese: 風通しの悪い
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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
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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