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stuffy

[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 is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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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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