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Webster 1913 Edition

Stuffy

Stuff′y

,

Adj.

1.

Stout; mettlesome; resolute.

[Scot.]

Jamieson.

2.

Angry and obstinate; sulky.

[U. S.]

3.

Ill-ventilated; close.

Definition 2024

stuffy

stuffy

See also: stuffie

English

Adjective

stuffy ‎(comparative stuffier, superlative stuffiest)

Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.

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

Let's go outside – it's getting stuffy in here.
Stout; mettlesome; resolute.
(US) Angry and obstinate; sulky.
Boring, uninteresting, over-formal, pompous, very conventional.
The stuffy professor droned on as the class lost interest.

Translations

Stout; mettlesome; resolute

Spanish: brioso (es) m

Angry and obstinate; sulky

French: fâché (fr), en rogne

Poorly-ventilated; close

Armenian: տոթ (hy) ‎(totʿ)
Dutch: muf (nl), bedompt, benauwd (nl)
French: mal aéré, étouffant (fr), bouché (fr) (nose)
German: stickig (de), verstopfte (de) (nose)

Italian: chiuso (it) (nose)
Portuguese: entupido (nose)
Russian: (air) ду́шный (ru) ‎(dúšnyj), спёртый (ru) ‎(spjórtyj); (nose) зало́женный (ru) ‎(zalóžennyj), заби́тый (ru) ‎(zabítyj)
Spanish: mal ventilado, congestionado (es), taponado (es)

Noun

stuffy ‎(plural stuffies)

(US, Canada, colloquial, often childish) A stuffed animal or other plush toy.

Derived terms

Related terms

stuffed shirt