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US
/ˈstəfi/
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[ UK /stˈʌfi/ ]
[ UK /stˈʌfi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction
a stuffy feeling in my chest -
excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
a stodgy dinner party
why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor? -
lacking fresh air
a dusty airless attic
the dreadfully close atmosphere
hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke
How To Use stuffy In A Sentence
- Mrs. Dudgeon unbars the door and opens it, letting into the stuffy kitchen a little of the freshness and a great deal of the chill of the dawn, also her second son Christy, a fattish, stupid, fair-haired, round-faced man of about 22, muffled in a plaid shawl and grey overcoat. The Devil's Disciple
- This net work will show what it ` s viewers want to see African Americans clubbing it up, not in stuffy dances at round tables but in rowdy bars and questionable venues like an after game NBA Allstar Party. Democratic Convention, Yes. Republicans, Not So Much - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
- I am a highly educated, successful career woman who finally realized that we women are getting ripped off by the current culture and the educational establishment who is brainwashing us into a life of hectic, unfulfilling work in stuffy cubicles working long, stressful hours to earn enough so that we can "relax" on a beach somewhere. Get in on Life...
- Sir William had the ability to conduct proceedings in a dignified manner without ever becoming stuffy.
- The subway froze in its tracks, and thousands of people found themselves trapped in stuffy box cars and pitch-dark tunnels.
- Is this another stuffy book by a disconnected reggae academic?
- But my stuffy academic friends each have their own store of knowledge.
- Maybe it's a bit like having a stuffy, old law prof, who seems nowhere near as exciting as the younger, livelier profs, but somewhere along the line, you just start appreciating him.
- By contrast the house was stuffy and airless and I repaired to my garden chair, Dolly and Harry following on behind.
- He thought she was the petulant rock star and she thought he was this stuffy old luvvie. Times, Sunday Times