stuffy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstʌfi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈstʌfi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(stufē)

Inflections of 'stuffy' (adj):
stuffier
adj comparative
stuffiest
adj superlative

Collocations for "stuffy"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "stuffy" in context.

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stuffy

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. a stuffy [room, bedroom, office]
  2. a stuffy [feeling, sensation, atmosphere]
  3. the office is stuffy and [uncomfortable, overcrowded]
  4. the stuffy confines of
  5. a rather stuffy [person, teacher, worker, professor]
  6. the stuffy world of [politics, business]
  7. I have a stuffy nose
  8. I need to blow my stuffy nose
  9. clear a stuffy nose
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