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TOEFL BNC: 14937 COCA: 15048

stuffy

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
stuffy /ˈstʌfi/ adjective
stuffier; stuffiest
stuffy
/ˈstʌfi/
adjective
stuffier; stuffiest
Learner's definition of STUFFY
: lacking fresh air闷的;不通风的
: filled with mucus because of illness : stuffed(被鼻涕)塞住的
informal + disapproving : very formal, serious, or old-fashioned一本正经的;严肃的;古板的

— stuffily

/ˈstʌfəli/ adverb

— stuffiness

/ˈstʌfinəs/ noun [noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 14937 COCA: 15048
stuffier; stuffiest
1
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
stuffily adverb
stuffiness noun

Example Sentences

It's very stuffy in here. She had a stuffy nose. I had a stuffy feeling in my head. the stuffiest members of that exclusive club
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Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of stuffy was in 1798
TOEFL BNC: 14937 COCA: 15048

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