Stuffie vs. Stuffy

Stuffie vs. Stuffy — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Stuffie and Stuffy

Stuffienoun

(New England) A stuffed clam, typically quahog.

Stuffyadjective

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.

Stuffyadjective

Stout; mettlesome; resolute.

Stuffyadjective

(US) Angry and obstinate; sulky.

Stuffyadjective

Boring, uninteresting, over-formal, pompous, very conventional.

The stuffy professor droned on as the class lost interest.

Stuffyadjective

(Scotland) Stout; sturdy.

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Stuffyadjective

lacking fresh air;

a dusty airless atticthe dreadfully close atmospherehot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke

Stuffyadjective

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