The meaning of STUFFY is ill-natured, ill-humored. How to use stuffy in a sentence.

STUFFY definition: 1. A stuffy room or building is unpleasant because it has no fresh air: 2. old-fashioned, formal…. Learn more.

STUFFY definition: close; poorly ventilated. See examples of stuffy used in a sentence.

1. close; poorly ventilated. 2. oppressive from lack of freshness: stuffy air. 3. blocked or stopped up: a stuffy nose. 4. dull or tedious. 5. self-important; pompous.

Definition of stuffy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Dec 1, 2025 · stuffy (plural stuffies) (US, Canada, colloquial, often childish) Synonym of stuffed toy.

rigid or old-fashioned in attitudes, esp. in matters of personal behavior. poorly ventilated: a stuffy room. oppressive from lack of freshness: stuffy air; a stuffy odor. lacking in interest, as writing …

If you describe a person or institution as stuffy, you are criticizing them for being formal and old-fashioned.

Stuffy definition: Lacking sufficient ventilation; close.

Synonyms for STUFFY: close, stifling, suffocating, breathless, thick, airless, oppressive, heavy; Antonyms of STUFFY: breezy, airy, sweet, refreshing, unstuffy, brisk, bracing, reviving