Meaning

6 senses
  1. Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.

    I can’t smell very well today – I have a stuffy nose.

    Let’s go outside – it’s getting stuffy in here.

    stickig, verstopfte

    ду́шныйdúšnyj, спёртыйspjórtyj, зало́женныйzalóžennyj

  2. Uncomfortably warm without sufficient air circulation.

  3. Stout; mettlesome; resolute.

  4. (US)Angry and obstinate; sulky.

  5. Boring, old-fashioned, uninteresting, over-formal, pompous, very conventional.

    The stuffy professor droned on as the class lost interest.

  6. (Scotland)Stout; sturdy.

More definitions
  • affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction
  • excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
  • lacking fresh air

Examples

38 sentences
  1. The room is stuffy.

    У кімнаті душно.

    ruВ комнате душно.

    deIn dem Zimmer ist es stickig.

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  2. This room is very stuffy.

    У цій кімнаті дуже душно.

    ruЭта комната очень душная.

    deDieses Zimmer ist sehr stickig.

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  3. It's very stuffy in here.

    Тут дуже душно.

    ruЗдесь очень душно.

    deEs ist sehr stickig hier drinnen.

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  4. It's a bit stuffy in here.

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  5. It's stuffy in here. May I open a window?

    ruДушно здесь. Можно я окно открою?

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
poorly ventilated:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
poorly ventilated:

Forms

stuffier, stuffiest
Comparativestuffier Lesson
Superlativestuffiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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