stuffy
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (3)
- lacking fresh air“a dusty airless attic”“the dreadfully close atmosphere”“hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke”Synonyms: airlesscloseunaired
- 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”Synonyms: stodgy
- affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction“a stuffy feeling in my chest”
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Stuffy \Stuff"y\, a.
1.Stout; mettlesome; resolute. [Scot.] --Jamieson. [1913 Webster]
2.Angry and obstinate; sulky. [U. S.] [1913 Webster]
3.Ill-ventilated; close. [1913 Webster]