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Primary stress falls on stuf; comparison is stuffier, stuffiest.
The conference room feels stuffy this afternoon.
Could you open a window? It is getting stuffy.
The bedroom is stuffier than the living room.
Stuffy usually suggests poor ventilation and uncomfortable air. Humid specifically means the air contains much moisture.
Stuffy usually suggests poor ventilation and uncomfortable air. Humid specifically means the air contains much moisture.
A stuffy room would benefit from ___.
The manager seemed stuffy about office dress codes.
We expected a stuffy ceremony but enjoyed ourselves.
The committee grew stuffier as new proposals arrived.
When applied to a person or institution, stuffy criticizes excessive formality, not their physical warmth.
When applied to a person or institution, stuffy criticizes excessive formality, not their physical warmth.
Why might someone call a committee stuffy?
My nose feels stuffy when I wake up.
Do you have anything for a stuffy nose?
Her nose gets stuffier during pollen season.
Stuffy nose is very common in American English; blocked nose is also common in British English. Both describe nasal congestion.
Stuffy nose is very common in American English; blocked nose is also common in British English. Both describe nasal congestion.
A stuffy nose makes it hard to ___.
