stuffy

Meaning

Adj

1. Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.
2. Uncomfortably warm without sufficient air circulation.
3. Stout; mettlesome; resolute.
4. (US) Angry and obstinate; sulky.
5. Boring, old-fashioned, uninteresting, over-formal, pompous, very conventional.
6. (Scotland) Stout; sturdy.

Noun

Synonym of stuffed toy.

Synonyms

close

sultry

airless

stifling

stale

stodgy

musty

fusty

oppressive

fuggy

frowsty

muggy

antiquated

hot

🥵

formal

confined

frowsy

unventilated

warm up

smothering

old-fashioned

stiffling

unaired

suffocative

decided

frumpy

conservative

bored

frumpish

gritty

frowzy

obstructive

nonprogressive

noisome

congested

bookish

fraught

conceited

moldy

insular

firm

inflexible

implied

filled with smoke

narrow

narrow-minded

cocky

apoplectic

ill-natured

illiberal

Translations

stickig

étouffant

abafado

benauwd

bedompt

zwoel

mal ventilado

havasız

muffaticcio

schwül

sofocante

drukkend

erstickend

verstikkend

broeierig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstʌfi/

Etymology

From stuff + -y.