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Stuffy \Stuff"y\, a.

1. Stout; mettlesome; resolute. [Scot.]

--Jamieson. [1913 Webster]

2. Angry and obstinate; sulky. [U. S.]

[1913 Webster]

3. Ill-ventilated; close. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

 

stuffy adj
1: lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke" [syn: airless, close, unaired]
2: excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull; "why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?"; "a stodgy dinner party" [syn: stodgy] [also: stuffiest, stuffier]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Stuffy \Stuff"y\, a.

1. Stout; mettlesome; resolute. [Scot.]

--Jamieson.

2. Angry and obstinate; sulky. [U. S.]

3. Ill-ventilated; close.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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