Stuffie vs. Stuffy
Stuffie and Stuffy Definitions
Stuffie
(New England) A stuffed clam, typically quahog.
Stuffy
Lacking sufficient ventilation; close.
Stuffie
Alternative form of stuffy
Stuffy
Having the respiratory passages blocked
A stuffy nose.
Stuffy
Dull and boring
A stuffy lecture.
Stuffy
Rigidly adhering to conventional standards; strait-laced
"I went to one stuffy upper class dinner party on my first night &.
I go to another tonight" (Evelyn Waugh).
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Stuffy
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.
Stuffy
Stout; mettlesome; resolute.
Stuffy
(US) Angry and obstinate; sulky.
Stuffy
Boring, uninteresting, over-formal, pompous, very conventional.
The stuffy professor droned on as the class lost interest.
Stuffy
(Scotland) Stout; sturdy.
Stuffy
Synonym of stuffed toy
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Stuffy
Stout; mettlesome; resolute.
Stuffy
Angry and obstinate; sulky.
Stuffy
Ill-ventilated; close.
Stuffy
Lacking fresh air;
A dusty airless attic
The dreadfully close atmosphere
Hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke
Stuffy
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
