"stuffily" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more stuffily [comparative], most stuffily [superlative]
Etymology: From stuffy + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|stuffy|ly}} stuffy + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} stuffily (comparative more stuffily, superlative most stuffily)
  1. In a poorly-ventilated and close manner. Synonyms (in a poorly-ventilated manner): oppressively Translations (in a poorly-ventilated and close manner): duszno (Polish), ду́шно (dúšno) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-stuffily-en-adv-GvUnXH3o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 1 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 61 3 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 92 3 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 3 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 2 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 61 10 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 89 3 7 Disambiguation of 'in a poorly-ventilated manner': 45 29 26 Disambiguation of 'in a poorly-ventilated and close manner': 74 14 12
  2. In a boring and pompous manner.
    Sense id: en-stuffily-en-adv-66BOB~yt
  3. (US) In an angry and obstinate manner. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-stuffily-en-adv-8BfvqneS Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: stuffiness, stuffy
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