单词 | stuffy |
释义 | stuffy —stuffily, adv. —stuffiness, n. /stuf"ee/, adj., stuffier, stuffiest. 1. close; poorly ventilated: a stuffy room. 2. oppressive from lack of freshness: stuffy air; a stuffy odor. 3. lacking in interest, as writing or discourse. 4. affected with a sensation of obstruction in the respiratory passages: a stuffy nose. 5. dull or tedious; boring. 6. self-important; pompous. 7. rigid or strait-laced in attitudes, esp. in matters of personal behavior. 8. old-fashioned; conservative. 9. ill-tempered; sulky. [1545-55; STUFF + -Y1] Syn. 3, 5, 8. stodgy. 6. smug. 7. priggish. |
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