Stuffy Definition

stŭfē
stuffier, stuffiest
adjective
stuffier, stuffiest
Poorly ventilated; having little fresh air; close.
Webster's New World
Stale or oppressive.
The stuffy air.
Webster's New World
Having the nasal passages stopped up, as from a cold.
Webster's New World
Dull or stodgy; not interesting or stimulating.
Webster's New World
Rigidly adhering to conventional standards; strait-laced.
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noun
(US, Canada, colloquial, often childish) A stuffed animal or other plush toy.
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Other Word Forms of Stuffy

Noun

Singular:
stuffy
Plural:
stuffies

Adjective

Base Form:
stuffy
Comparative:
stuffier
Superlative:
stuffiest

Stuffy Sentence Examples

  • The house was hot and stuffy.

  • The room was stuffy and the smell of cigarette smoke still lingered.

  • Inside, the cabin was hot and stuffy.

  • Reading about Imagine was like opening a door in a very stuffy room.

  • He only wished he were on his bicycle instead of the stuffy Chevrolet pool car he was assigned to drive.

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Words Starting With

SSTSTU

Words Ending With

YFYFFY

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