Antonyms for stuffy


Grammar : Adj
Spell : stuhf-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstʌf i


Definition of stuffy

Origin :
  • "poorly ventilated," 1831, from stuff (n.) + -y (2). Sense of "pompous, smug" is from 1895. Related: Stuffily; stuffiness.
  • adj close, oppressive
  • adj old-fashioned, prim
Example sentences :
  • What a joy it was to get away from stuffy courts of justice into the pure Warwickshire air.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • She was back again in the stuffy hotel room, clutching the sheet about her.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • The enclosure was very hot and stuffy; there was a smell of dust and straw.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • I don't like his books; I can't breathe in his stuffy drawing-rooms.
  • Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair
  • The cabins were stuffy and the clamour of the donkey engine made him restless.
  • Extract from : « The Island Mystery » by George A. Birmingham
  • The coroner sat in a stuffy little room, the windows of which were open.
  • Extract from : « The White Lie » by William Le Queux
  • It was on the ground floor, stuffy, dark, and ill furnished.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • I'd rather eat in the open than in the stuffy dining-room of a hotel any time.
  • Extract from : « Dave Porter At Bear Camp » by Edward Stratemeyer
  • It's all stuffy and moth-eaten, and the gold is nearly black.
  • Extract from : « Terry » by Rosa Mulholland
  • "Listening to a stuffy debate in the Senate," said Daphne without a smile.
  • Extract from : « Marriage la mode » by Mrs. Humphry Ward

Synonyms for stuffy

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