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STUFFY
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Irregular inflected forms: stuffier , stuffiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
Example:
a stodgy dinner party
Synonyms:
stodgy; stuffy
Classified under:
Similar:
conventional (following accepted customs and proprieties)
Derivation:
stuffiness (dull and pompous gravity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction
Example:
a stuffy feeling in my chest
Classified under:
Similar:
obstructed (shut off to passage or view or hindered from action)
Derivation:
stuffiness (state of obstruction or stoppage or air in the nose or throat)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Lacking fresh air
Example:
hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke
Synonyms:
airless; close; stuffy; unaired
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
unventilated (not ventilated)
Derivation:
stuffiness (the quality of being close and poorly ventilated)
Context examples:
Day after day they were together, if for no more than the hour Brissenden spent in Martin's stuffy room.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
There are lots of different cold and cough medicines, and they do different things.: • Nasal decongestants - unclog a stuffy nose • Cough suppressants - quiet a cough • Expectorants - loosen mucus so you can cough it up • Antihistamines - stop runny noses and sneezing • Pain relievers - ease fever, headaches, and minor aches and pains
(Cold and Cough Medicines, Food and Drug Administration)
"If you want some more, bring the suit," had been the reply that sent Martin out of the stuffy little den, so desperate at heart as to reflect it in his face and touch his sister to pity.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
