stuffy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite lacking fresh air
    airless; close; unaired.
    • a dusty airless attic
    • the dreadfully close atmosphere
    • hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke
  2. adjective satellite excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
    stodgy.
    • why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?
    • a stodgy dinner party
  3. adjective satellite affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction
    • a stuffy feeling in my chest

WordNet

Stuff"y adjective
Definitions
  1. Stout; mettlesome; resolute. Scot. Jamieson.
  2. Angry and obstinate; sulky. U. S.
  3. Ill-ventilated; close.

Webster 1913