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.

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

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

If it is stuffy in a place, it is unpleasantly warm and there is not enough fresh air. It was hot and stuffy in the classroom.

• The hotel room was hot and stuffy, and I woke up with a terrible headache. • A stuffy atmosphere, or one which is artificially heated, air-conditioned and lit, produces lethargy and depression.

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