Definition of stuffy Stuffy
/stʌˈfi/ - [stufee] - stuff•y
We found 14 definitions of stuffy from 6 different sources.
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What does stuffy mean?
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Adjectivestuffy, stuffier, stuffiest |
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| stuffy - affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction; "a stuffy feeling in my chest" | ||
| obstructed shut off to passage or view or hindered from action; "a partially obstructed passageway"; "an obstructed view"; "justice obstructed is not justice" | ||
| stuffy - excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull; "why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?"; "a stodgy dinner party" | ||
| stodgy | ||
| conventional following accepted customs and proprieties; "conventional wisdom"; "she had strayed from the path of conventional behavior"; "conventional forms of address" | ||
| stuffy - lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke" | ||
| airless, close, unaired | ||
| unventilated not ventilated; "stuffy unventilated rooms" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- stuffy (Noun)
A stuffed animal or other plush toy . - stuffy (Adjective)
Poorly ventilated; partially plugged. - stuffy (Adjective)
Stout; mettlesome; resolute. - stuffy (Adjective)
Angry and obstinate; sulky. - stuffy (Adjective)
Boring, uninteresting, over- formal, pompous, very conventional.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- stuffy (a.)
Stout; mettlesome; resolute. - stuffy (a.)
Angry and obstinate; sulky. - stuffy (a.)
Ill-ventilated; close.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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stuffy
Poorly ventilated, without fresh air.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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stuffy
stuf′i, adj. badly ventilated, musty: causing difficulty in breathing: (Scot.) stout: sturdy: (slang) sulky.—n. Stuff′iness. [O. Fr. estouffer, to choke—estoffe, stuff.]
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