stuffy

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Warm and lacking fresh air.

   The room was stuffy, so we opened a window to let in some air.

2. 2
   adj

   Boring, formal, and old-fashioned.

   The stuffy professor droned on while the class lost interest.

3. 3
   adj

   Partly blocked, so that breathing through the nose is hard.

   I can't smell very well today because I have a stuffy nose.

Appears in

From stuff + -y.

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