stuffy

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of stuffed toy. Canada,US,childish,colloquial,often
形容词 adj.
  1. Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.
    — I can’t smell very well today – I have a stuffy nose.
  2. Uncomfortably warm without sufficient air circulation.
    — Abby Jimenez Like my life was a stuffy room, and you’re the breeze that came in when the window opened.
  3. Stout; mettlesome; resolute.
  4. Angry and obstinate; sulky. US
  5. Boring, old-fashioned, uninteresting, over-formal, pompous, very conventional.
    — The stuffy professor droned on as the class lost interest.
  6. Stout; sturdy. Scotland

词形变化

stuffier comparative stuffiest superlative stuffies plural stuffie alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
stodgy stuffily stuffiness unstuffy
相关词
stuffed shirt

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English stuff
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English stuffy
From stuff + -y.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English stuff
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English stuffy
From stuff + -y.
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