stuffily

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/ˈstʌfɪli/

adverb

In a poorly ventilated and close manner.

“a stuffily tedious lecture on art”

Similar
oppressivelystodgily
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Meanings

adverbstuffily (comparative more stuffily, superlative most stuffily)

comparative more stuffily · superlative most stuffily

  1. In a poorly ventilated and close manner.

    Perhaps, indeed, it was one of their best qualities that they spent the greater part of their time stuffily indoors.

    1895, Kenneth Graham, The Golden Age, London, page 3

    Synonyms: oppressively

  2. In a boring and pompous manner.

    a stuffily tedious lecture on art

  3. USIn an angry and obstinate manner.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a poorly ventilated and close manner.

Similar
oppressively

More synonyms by meaning

adverbin a stuffy manner

Similar
stodgily
Also see
stodgily

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From stuffy + -ly.

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Translations

Polish duszno
  • dusznoin a poorly-ventilated and close manner
Russian ду́шно
  • ду́шно (dúšno)in a poorly-ventilated and close manner

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with stuffily

fluffilyhuffilypuffilyscruffily
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Cite this entry
APA

stuffily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stuffily

MLA

“stuffily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stuffily. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stuffily,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stuffily.

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