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stuffiness
stuff·y S0824900 (stŭf′ē)adj. stuff·i·er, stuff·i·est 1. Lacking sufficient ventilation; close.2. Having the respiratory passages blocked: a stuffy nose.3. a. Dull and boring: a stuffy lecture.b. 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).
stuff′i·ly adv.stuff′i·ness n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | stuffiness - state of obstruction or stoppage or air in the nose or throatcongestion - excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part | | 2. | stuffiness - the quality of being close and poorly ventilatedclosenessquality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare | | 3. | stuffiness - dull and pompous gravitystodginessgraveness, gravity, soberness, sobriety, somberness, sombreness - a manner that is serious and solemn |
Translationsstuffy (ˈstafi) adjective1. (of a room etc) too warm, and lacking fresh air. Why do you sit in this stuffy room all day? 悶熱 闷热2. formal and dull. Must we visit those stuffy people? 固步自封的 固步自封的ˈstuffily adverb 自以為是地，悶熱地 自以为是地，闷热地 ˈstuffiness noun 悶熱 闷热stuffiness
Synonyms for stuffinessnoun state of obstruction or stoppage or air in the nose or throatRelated Wordsnoun the quality of being close and poorly ventilatedSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun dull and pompous gravitySynonymsRelated Words- graveness
- gravity
- soberness
- sobriety
- somberness
- sombreness
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