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- stuff·y || 'stʌfɪ adj. airless, lacking ventilation; having the respiratory passages blocked; stodgy, conservative, old-fashioned; pompous; dull; irritated, sulky
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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stuffy — stuffily, adv. stuffiness, n. /stuf ee/, adj., stuffier, stuffiest. 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… … Universalium
stuffy — [[t]stʌ̱fi[/t]] stuffier, stuffiest 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) Stuffy people or institutions are formal and old fashioned. Why were grown ups always so stuffy and slow to recognize good ideas? ...a firm of lawyers in Lincoln s Inn, immensely… … English dictionary
stuffy — adjective (stuffier, stuffiest) 1》 lacking fresh air or ventilation. 2》 conventional and narrow minded. 3》 (of a person s nose) blocked up. Derivatives stuffily adverb stuffiness noun … English new terms dictionary
stuffy — UK [ˈstʌfɪ] / US adjective Word forms stuffy : adjective stuffy comparative stuffier superlative stuffiest 1) a stuffy room is too warm and has an unpleasant smell because there is no fresh air in it 2) informal if you have a stuffy nose, you… … English dictionary
stuffy — /ˈstʌfi / (say stufee) adjective (stuffier, stuffiest) 1. close or ill ventilated, as a room; oppressive from lack of freshness, as the air, etc. 2. lacking in interest, as writing or discourse. 3. affected with a sensation of obstruction in the… …
stuffily — stuffy ► ADJECTIVE (stuffier, stuffiest) 1) lacking fresh air or ventilation. 2) conventional and narrow minded. 3) (of a person s nose) blocked up. DERIVATIVES stuffily adverb stuffiness noun … English terms dictionary
stuffiness — stuffy ► ADJECTIVE (stuffier, stuffiest) 1) lacking fresh air or ventilation. 2) conventional and narrow minded. 3) (of a person s nose) blocked up. DERIVATIVES stuffily adverb stuffiness noun … English terms dictionary
stuffy — ► ADJECTIVE (stuffier, stuffiest) 1) lacking fresh air or ventilation. 2) conventional and narrow minded. 3) (of a person s nose) blocked up. DERIVATIVES stuffily adverb stuffiness noun … English terms dictionary
stuffy — [stuf′ē] adj. stuffier, stuffiest [ STUFF + Y2] 1. a) poorly ventilated; having little fresh air; close b) stale or oppressive [the stuffy air] 2. having the nasal passages stopped up … English World dictionary
stuffy — adj. (stuffier, stuffiest) 1 (of a room or the atmosphere in it) lacking fresh air or ventilation; close. 2 dull or uninteresting. 3 (of a person s nose etc.) stuffed up. 4 (of a person) dull and conventional. Derivatives: stuffily adv.… … Useful english dictionary
