English adjective: stuffy | |||
1. | stuffy lacking fresh air | ||
Samples | A dusty airless attic. The dreadfully close atmosphere. Hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke. | ||
Synonyms | airless, close, unaired | ||
Similar | unventilated | ||
Antonyms | ventilated | ||
2. | stuffy excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull | ||
Samples | Why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?. A stodgy dinner party. | ||
Synonyms | stodgy | ||
Similar | conventional | ||
Antonyms | unconventional, unconventional | ||
3. | stuffy affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction | ||
Samples | A stuffy feeling in my chest. | ||
Similar | obstructed | ||
Antonyms | unobstructed | ||