stuffy, adj.
(stuffier, stuffiest)
freq. cnt. 2
(stuffier, stuffiest)
freq. cnt. 2
excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
stodgy stuffy
sample sentences
"why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?""a stodgy dinner party"
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lacking fresh air
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
airless close stuffy unaired
sample sentences
"a dusty airless attic""the dreadfully close atmosphere"
"hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke"
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derivationally related form
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affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction
<adj.all>
stuffy
sample sentences
"a stuffy feeling in my chest"
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derivationally related form
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