Associations to the word «Stuffy»

Wiktionary

STUFFY, adjective. Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.
STUFFY, adjective. Stout; mettlesome; resolute.
STUFFY, adjective. (US) Angry and obstinate; sulky.
STUFFY, adjective. Boring, uninteresting, over-formal, pompous, very conventional.
STUFFY, noun. (US) (Canada) (colloquial) (often childish) A stuffed animal or other plush toy.

Dictionary definition

STUFFY, adjective. Lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke".
STUFFY, adjective. Excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull; "why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?"; "a stodgy dinner party".
STUFFY, adjective. Affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction; "a stuffy feeling in my chest".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley