Antonyms for stuffy

Grammar : Adj

Spell : stuhf-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈstʌf i

Definition of stuffy

Origin : "poorly ventilated," 1831, from stuff (n.) + -y (2). Sense of "pompous, smug" is from 1895. Related: Stuffily; stuffiness.

adj close, oppressive
adj old-fashioned, prim

Example sentences :

What a joy it was to get away from stuffy courts of justice into the pure Warwickshire air.
Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke

She was back again in the stuffy hotel room, clutching the sheet about her.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

The enclosure was very hot and stuffy; there was a smell of dust and straw.
Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

I don't like his books; I can't breathe in his stuffy drawing-rooms.
Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair

The cabins were stuffy and the clamour of the donkey engine made him restless.
Extract from : « The Island Mystery » by George A. Birmingham

The coroner sat in a stuffy little room, the windows of which were open.
Extract from : « The White Lie » by William Le Queux

It was on the ground floor, stuffy, dark, and ill furnished.
Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

I'd rather eat in the open than in the stuffy dining-room of a hotel any time.
Extract from : « Dave Porter At Bear Camp » by Edward Stratemeyer

It's all stuffy and moth-eaten, and the gold is nearly black.
Extract from : « Terry » by Rosa Mulholland

"Listening to a stuffy debate in the Senate," said Daphne without a smile.
Extract from : « Marriage la mode » by Mrs. Humphry Ward

Synonyms for stuffy

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