stuffily

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   in a stuffy manner

   'Come in please,' I said stuffily.

2. 2
   adv

   In a poorly ventilated and close manner.

   Perhaps, indeed, it was one of their best qualities that they spent the greater part of their time stuffily indoors.

3. 3
   adv

   In a boring and pompous manner.

   a stuffily tedious lecture on art

4. 4
   adv

   In an angry and obstinate manner.

Etymology

From stuffy + -ly.