stuffily

English

Etymology

From stuffy +‎ -ly.

Adverb

stuffily (comparative more stuffily, superlative most stuffily)

1. In a poorly-ventilated and close manner.
   • 1895, Kenneth Graham, The Golden Age, London, page 3:

     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. (US) In an angry and obstinate manner.

Synonyms

• (in a poorly-ventilated manner): oppressively

Related terms

• stuffiness
• stuffy

Translations

in a poorly-ventilated and close manner

• Polish: duszno (pl)
• Russian: ду́шно (ru) (dúšno)