[stuffy] adj stuff.i.er ; -est (1813) 1: lacking in vitality or interest: stodgy, dull
2: ill-natured, ill-humored 3 a: oppressive to the breathing: close b: stuffed up "a ~ nose"
4: narrowly inflexible in standards of conduct: self-righteous -- stuff.i.ly adv -- stuff.i.ness n