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1. (人或组织机构)一本正经的,古板的,保守的
Stuffy people or institutions are formal and old-fashioned.
2. 通风不畅的;闷热的;空气不新鲜的
If it is stuffy in a place, it is unpleasantly warm and there is not enough fresh air.
3. (鼻子)不通的,堵塞的
If you have a stuffy nose, your nose is blocked, usually because you have a cold.
1. excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
e.g. why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?
a stodgy dinner party
Synonym: stodgy
2. affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction
e.g. a stuffy feeling in my chest
3. lacking fresh air
e.g. a dusty airless attic
the dreadfully close atmosphere
hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke