stuffy

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  1. lacking fresh air“a dusty airless attic”“the dreadfully close atmosphere”“hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke”Synonyms: airlesscloseunaired
  2. 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
  3. affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction“a stuffy feeling in my chest”
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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]

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