Stuffy

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ÊŒfi

Full definition of stuffy

Adjective

1. 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.
2. Stout; mettlesome; resolute.
3. Angry and obstinate; sulky.
4. Boring, uninteresting, over-formal, pompous, very conventional.The stuffy professor droned on as the class lost interest.

Noun

1. (US, Canada, colloquial, often childish) A stuffed animal or other plush toy.

Derived terms

• stuffily
• stuffiness

Related terms

• stuffed shirt