STUFFY


Meaning of STUFFY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstə-fē ]

adjective

( 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 ˈstə-fə-lē adverb

• stuff·i·ness ˈstə-fē-nəs noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.