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stuffily

adv
/ˈstʌfɪli/

Etymology

From stuffy + -ly.

  1. derived from *stoppōn✻ — “to clog up, block, fill”
  2. derived from stoffōn
  3. derived from estofe
  4. derived from stuffa
  5. inherited from stuf
  6. formed as stuffy — “stuff + -y”
  7. formed as stuffily — “stuffy + -ly”

Definitions

  1. In a poorly ventilated and close manner.

    • Perhaps, indeed, it was one of their best qualities that they spent the greater part of their time stuffily indoors.

  2. In a boring and pompous manner.

    • a stuffily tedious lecture on art

  3. In an angry and obstinate manner.

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