B2adjectivehomehealth
US/ˈstʌf.i/
UK/ˈstʌf.i/
(of a room) hot and without fresh air; also too formal and old-fashioned; (of a nose) blocked
In context
Can we open a window? It's really stuffy in here.
I've got a stuffy nose and a sore throat.
The restaurant was a bit stuffy, everyone was in suits.
Words that go with stuffy
adjective + noun
- stuffy roomI can't concentrate in a stuffy room.
- stuffy noseA stuffy nose kept me awake.
- stuffy atmosphereI didn't like the stuffy atmosphere of the club.
adjective + preposition
- hot and stuffyThe bus was hot and stuffy.
adverb + adjective
- a bit stuffyThe office is a bit stuffy.