Stuffily Meaning
/ˈstʌfɪli/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advIn a poorly ventilated and close manner.
advIn a boring and pompous manner.
Sentence Examples
The small and hot room was very stuffily furnished and dark.
He spoke quite stuffily about the rules of the formal club.
The old professor spoke stuffily about the rules of grammar.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He spoke ____ because the small room had no ventilation and was very warm.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The room was decorated very ____, with heavy velvet curtains and far too much old-fashioned furniture.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English stuffy Middle English -ly English -ly English stuffily From stuffy + -ly.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Perhaps, indeed, it was one of their best qualities that they spent the greater part of their time stuffily indoors."
— 1895, Kenneth Graham, The Golden Age, London, page 3:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He spoke ____ because the small room had no ventilation and was very warm.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The room was decorated very ____, with heavy velvet curtains and far too much old-fashioned furniture.