stuffy

5 definitions • 7 examples

A stuffy room or building is unpleasant because it has no fresh air:

a stuffy office

It's really hot and stuffy in here - let's open the window.

The bedroom gets a little stuffy in the summer.

old-fashioned, formal, and boring:

Sir William had the ability to conduct proceedings in a dignified manner without ever becoming stuffy.

She is trying to promote a less stuffy image of librarians.

If your nose is stuffy or you have a stuffy nose, your nose is blocked with mucus, usually because you have a cold.

formal, boring, and not modern:

a stuffy, arrogant man

lacking fresh air:

The office gets so stuffy in the afternoon.