"stuffy" meaning in English

See stuffy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈstʌfi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stuffy.wav Forms: stuffier [comparative], stuffiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌfi Etymology: From stuff + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|stuff|y|id2=adjectival}} stuff + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} stuffy (comparative stuffier, superlative stuffiest)
  1. Poorly ventilated; partially plugged. Synonyms: fusty Translations (poorly ventilated): տոթ (totʻ) (Armenian), тынсыу (tınsıw) (Bashkir), заду'шен (zadu'šen) (Bulgarian), непроветрен (neprovetren) (Bulgarian), (guk⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 悶 /闷 (mèn, mēn) (Chinese Mandarin), muf (Dutch), bedompt (Dutch), benauwd (Dutch), tunkkainen (Finnish), mal aéré (French), étouffant (French), bouché (english: nose) (French), stickig (German), verstopfte (english: nose) (German), chiuso (english: nose) (Italian), 답답하다 (dapdaphada) (Korean), за́душен (zádušen) (Macedonian), непро́ветрен (nepróvetren) (Macedonian), за́душлив (zádušliv) (Macedonian), haitutu (Maori), enj (Plautdietsch), entupido (english: nose) (Portuguese), estufado (Portuguese), ду́шный (dúšnyj) (english: air) (Russian), спёртый (spjórtyj) (Russian), зало́женный (zalóžennyj) (english: nose) (Russian), заби́тый (zabítyj) (Russian), mal ventilado (Spanish), congestionado (Spanish), taponado (Spanish), stofant (same use "fé stofant") [neuter] (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-stuffy-en-adj-aYVkXI2P Categories (other): Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 9 19 1 11 24 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 9 18 3 13 22 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 21 7 13 6 10 16 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 12 6 18 3 16 21 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 9 15 1 13 23 26 Disambiguation of 'poorly ventilated': 72 4 8 1 5 9
  2. Uncomfortably warm without sufficient air circulation. Synonyms: oppressive
    Sense id: en-stuffy-en-adj-9fQuXpFS Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 11 19 1 14 26 21
  3. Stout; mettlesome; resolute. Translations (stout; mettlesome; resolute): päättäväinen (Finnish), реши́телен (rešítelen) (Macedonian), brioso (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-stuffy-en-adj-MGKlaBt8 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 11 19 1 14 26 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 9 19 1 11 24 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 9 18 3 13 22 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 21 7 13 6 10 16 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 12 6 18 3 16 21 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 9 15 1 13 23 26 Disambiguation of 'stout; mettlesome; resolute': 3 2 62 1 3 29
  4. (US) Angry and obstinate; sulky. Tags: US Categories (topical): Personality Translations (angry and obstinate; sulky): murjottava (Finnish), fâché (French), en rogne (French), на́муртен (námurten) (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-stuffy-en-adj-4lMrWaak Disambiguation of Personality: 21 4 8 28 8 10 21 Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of 'angry and obstinate; sulky': 1 0 2 95 0 1
  5. Boring, uninteresting, over-formal, pompous, very conventional.
    Sense id: en-stuffy-en-adj-r5yuSVIR Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 11 19 1 14 26 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 9 19 1 11 24 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 9 18 3 13 22 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 21 7 13 6 10 16 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 12 6 18 3 16 21 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 9 15 1 13 23 26
  6. (Scotland) Stout; sturdy. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-stuffy-en-adj-rs4p~4yo Categories (other): Scottish English, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 11 19 1 14 26 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 9 19 1 11 24 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 9 18 3 13 22 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 21 7 13 6 10 16 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 12 6 18 3 16 21 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 9 15 1 13 23 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: stuffily, stuffiness Related terms: stuffed shirt

Noun

IPA: /ˈstʌfi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stuffy.wav Forms: stuffies [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌfi Etymology: From stuff + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|stuff|y|id2=adjectival}} stuff + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} stuffy (plural stuffies)
  1. (US, Canada, colloquial, often childish) Synonym of stuffed toy Tags: Canada, US, childish, colloquial, often Categories (topical): Toys Synonyms: stuffed toy [synonym, synonym-of], stuffie
    Sense id: en-stuffy-en-noun-OnsMDQ-E Disambiguation of Toys: 18 3 10 4 6 13 46 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Walloon translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 8 12 4 11 17 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 16 7 14 8 8 15 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 11 19 1 14 26 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 8 15 1 11 19 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 8 14 1 11 19 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 14 7 14 8 11 18 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Bashkir translations: 12 7 15 9 11 19 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 8 17 8 10 18 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 11 8 15 7 11 19 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 13 8 17 2 13 21 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 8 16 8 12 17 27 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 9 19 1 11 24 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 9 18 3 13 22 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 9 16 1 14 20 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 12 7 15 9 11 19 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 13 8 14 8 11 18 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 21 7 13 6 10 16 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 12 7 15 8 13 18 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 12 6 18 3 16 21 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 8 18 8 10 17 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 9 15 1 13 23 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 10 15 1 10 22 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Walloon translations: 13 8 16 6 12 20 26

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "Canadian English",
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        "Synonym of stuffed toy"
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          "stuffed toy",
          "stuffed toy#English"
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        "(US, Canada, colloquial, often childish) Synonym of stuffed toy"
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      "ipa": "/ˈstʌfi/"
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    {
      "word": "stuffie"
    }
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}

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