stuffy

 
Pronunciation: /ˈstʌfi/

adjective (stuffier, stuffiest)

  • 1(of a place) lacking fresh air or ventilation: a stuffy, overcrowded office
  • (of a person’s nose) blocked up and making breathing difficult: inhaling vapour from a bowl of hot water may help to clear a stuffy nose
  • 2(of a person) not receptive to new or unusual ideas; conventional and narrow-minded: he was steady and rather stuffy

Derivatives

stuffily

adverb

stuffiness

noun