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Meanings of stuffy in English

Lacking fresh air.

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Excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull.

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Examples for "stodgy"
Examples for "stodgy"
1
The London club's approach has been too stodgy to date, after all.
The Guardian
2
However, he moves from the flee-flowing Warriors to the stodgy, forward-based Sharks.
News.com.au
3
They bore no resemblance to the stodgy side seen at the Velodrome.
The Irish Times
4
The stodgy old man answer is no, it is not a need.
Wired
5
He might call me various unflattering things, but not stodgy-notwith truth.
The Firefly of France

Stuffy.

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Usage of stuffy in English
1
The room was already stuffy; these were the last chairs anyone wanted.
The system of the world
2
Then she said in a stuffy voice, The doctors won't let him.
Winter door
3
He opened the door of the stuffy little cabin and went in.
The Man in Lonely Land
4
It was so stuffy in the cabin I could not bear it.
The Lion and the Mouse; a Story of an American Life
5
Milo led me into a tiny, stuffy office on the main floor.
Sister Mine
6
Ruffling stuffy politicians was one of the best perks of her job.
The spirit thief
7
One gets so stuffy and dull when one stays in the house.
Life and Gabriella: The Story of a Woman's Courage
8
The stuffy smell of skins and furs came out of the doorway.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
9
Quickly his rapid breathing started turning the air stuffy inside his helmet.
Existence
10
In the stuffy air of that closed upper chamber, she lay thinking.
The Path of Life
11
The little cottage was close and stuffy after leaving the outer air.
The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories
12
The flowers filled the stuffy place with an unwonted and wonderful fragrance.
Orpheus in Mayfair, and Other Stories and Sketches
13
It was stuffy, and they wound down the windows, Mr Scanlon said.
Radio NZ
14
General Totten clucked a stuffy chuckle and clanked on his official way.
All-Wool Morrison / Time -- Today, Place -- the United States, P...
15
The room seemed incredibly stuffy; I was finding it hard to breathe.
Shadows in Bronze
16
Things in the Panorama are more formal, as expected, without being stuffy.
Independent.ie
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