adj.
Pronunciation: ' st ə -f ē
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: stuff · i · er ; -est
Date: 1798
1 : ILL-NATURED , ILL-HUMORED
2 : lacking in vitality or interest : STODGY , DULL
3 a : oppressive to the breathing : CLOSE <a stuffy room> b : stuffed up <a stuffy nose>
4 a : narrowly inflexible in standards of conduct : SELF-RIGHTEOUS b : stiffly conventional : PRIGGISH < stuffy formalities>
– stuff · i · ly \ ' st ə -f ə -l ē \ adverb
– stuff · i · ness \ ' st ə -f ē -n ə s \ noun