Stuffiness
adjective, stuffier, stuffiest.
1.
close; poorly ventilated:
a stuffy room.
2.
oppressive from lack of freshness:
stuffy air; a stuffy odor.
3.
lacking in interest, as writing or discourse.
4.
affected with a sensation of obstruction in the respiratory passages:
a stuffy nose.
5.
dull or tedious; boring.
6.
self-important; pompous.
7.
rigid or strait-laced in attitudes, especially in matters of personal behavior.
8.
old-fashioned; conservative.
9.
ill-tempered; sulky.
adjective stuffier, stuffiest
1.
lacking fresh air
2.
excessively dull, staid, or conventional
3.
(of the nasal passages) blocked with mucus
stuffy
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