stuffy

See also stuffie

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌfi

Adjective

stuffy (comparative stuffier, superlative stuffiest)

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.

Translations

Stout; mettlesome; resolute

Spanish: brioso (es) m.

Angry and obstinate; sulky

Poorly-ventilated; close

Armenian: տոթ (hy) (tot’) German: stickig (de) Russian: (air) душный (ru) (dúšnyj), спёртый (ru) (spjórtyj); (nose) заложенный (ru) (zalóžennyj), забитый (ru) (zabítyj)

Spanish: mal ventilado (es), congestionado (es), taponado (es)

Noun

stuffy (plural stuffies)

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

Derived terms

• stuffily
• stuffiness

Related terms

• stuffed shirt