stuffy

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective lacking fresh air
  2. adjective excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
  3. adjective affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction

Etymology

From stuff + -y.

In classic literature

Synonyms

airless, close, unaired

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