unstuffy

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adjective

Not stuffy; straightforward

Scrabble 17

Meanings

adjectiveunstuffy (comparative more unstuffy, superlative most unstuffy)

comparative more unstuffy · superlative most unstuffy

  1. Not stuffy; straightforward

    What was surprising, though, was the blunt and unstuffy way in which he held up his hands.

    2009 February 5, Sam Jones, “Obama's presidential apologies for backing senator”, in The Guardian

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishstuff
  9. Englishstuffy
  10. Englishunstuffy

From un- + stuffy.

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APA

unstuffy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unstuffy

MLA

“unstuffy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unstuffy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unstuffy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unstuffy.

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