The meaning of STUFFY is ill-natured, ill-humored. How to use stuffy in a sentence.

STUFFY definition: close; poorly ventilated. See examples of stuffy used in a sentence.

STUFFY meaning: 1. A stuffy room or building is unpleasant because it has no fresh air: 2. old-fashioned, formal…. Learn more.

1. close; poorly ventilated. 2. oppressive from lack of freshness: stuffy air. 3. blocked or stopped up: a stuffy nose. 4. dull or tedious. 5. self-important; pompous.

Definition of stuffy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

blocked or stopped up: He had a stuffy nose. dull or boring. self-important. rigid or old-fashioned in attitudes, esp. in matters of personal behavior. poorly ventilated: a stuffy room. oppressive …

Dec 1, 2025 · stuffy (plural stuffies) (US, Canada, colloquial, often childish) Synonym of stuffed toy.

If it is stuffy in a place, it is unpleasantly warm and there is not enough fresh air. It was hot and stuffy in the classroom.

It's very stuffy in here. She had a stuffy nose. I had a stuffy feeling in my head.

• The hotel room was hot and stuffy, and I woke up with a terrible headache. • A stuffy atmosphere, or one which is artificially heated, air-conditioned and lit, produces lethargy and …