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Stuff·y
/ˈstəfē/
adjective
1.
(of a place) lacking fresh air or ventilation:
"a stuffy, overcrowded office"
Similar
airless
close
muggy
sultry
heavy
musty
stale
frowzy
stifling
suffocating
oppressive
frowsty
dialect:
claggy
informal:
fuggy
Opposite
airy
▪
(of a person's nose) blocked up and making breathing difficult, typically as a result of illness.
Similar
blocked
stuffed up
bunged up
Opposite
clear
▪
(of a person) not receptive to new or unusual ideas and behavior; conventional and narrow-minded:
"he was steady and rather stuffy"
Similar
staid
sedate
sober
stiff
reserved
impersonal
formal
pompous
prim
priggish
fogeyish
strait-laced
conformist
conventional
conservative
old-fashioned
of the old school
stodgy
boring
dull
dreary
uninteresting
informal:
square
straight
starchy
fuddy-duddy
stick-in-the-mud
uptight
Opposite
relaxed
informal
modern
Derivatives
1.
stuffily
adverb
2.
stuffiness
noun
Scrabble Points: 15
S
1
T
1
U
1
F
4
F
4
Y
4
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