Definitions for Stuffy
ˈstʌf istuffy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. airless, close, stuffy, unairedadjective

   lacking fresh air

   "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke"

2. stodgy, stuffyadjective

   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"

3. stuffyadjective

   affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction

   "a stuffy feeling in my chest"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stuffynoun

   A stuffed animal or other plush toy.

2. stuffyadjective

   Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.

3. stuffyadjective

   Stout; mettlesome; resolute.

4. stuffyadjective

   Angry and obstinate; sulky.

5. stuffyadjective

   Boring, uninteresting, over-formal, pompous, very conventional.

   The stuffy professor droned on as the class lost interest.

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1. stuffy

   Stuffy typically refers to a place or situation where the air is not fresh and is slightly warm, often making it difficult to breathe. It can also describe someone who is exceedingly formal, pompous, or old-fashioned in attitudes or behaviors.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stuffyadjective

   stout; mettlesome; resolute

2. Stuffyadjective

   angry and obstinate; sulky

3. Stuffyadjective

   ill-ventilated; close

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. stuffy

   Song lyrics by stuffy -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by stuffy on the Lyrics.com website.

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How to pronounce Stuffy?

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How to say Stuffy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Stuffy in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Stuffy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Stuffy in a Sentence

1. Michael Brunson:

   When we sing in stuffy offices and stuffy places, people eat it up because the world's gotten so corporate and PC, when you've got four guys in tuxedos walking around singing barbershop, it's such a deviation from the doldrums of proper business. There is a lighthearted irreverence to barbershop. We look at the way the world works and say, 'Everything's become so not fun, so let's make it fun again.'.

2. Amanda Townshend:

   We didn't put two and two together of the sippy cups and his health until recently, he's always had a stuffy nose after using them and just about a week or so ago he had an upper respiratory infection.

3. Moe Vela:

   If we learned anything from Reddit and Robinhood, it's that people right now are raising their hand saying,' Why can't I have access and participate ? Why does it have to be just a few stuffy guys in suits ?'.

4. Steven Park:

   The most common reason is if your nose is stuffy, from allergies, or if you have a deviated septum. Lots of medications can also cause nasal congestion.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Stuffy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Stuffy
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Stuffy
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Stuffy
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Stuffy