Overview of adj stuffy
The adj stuffy has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) airless, close stuffy, unaired -- (lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke")
2. (1) stodgy, stuffy -- (excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull; "why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?"; "a stodgy dinner party")
Antonyms of adj stuffy
2 senses of stuffy
Sense 1
airless, close stuffy, unaired
INDIRECT (VIA unventilated) -> ventilated
Sense 2
stodgy, stuffy
INDIRECT (VIA conventional) -> unconventional
INDIRECT (VIA conventional, conventional) -> unconventional
Similarity of adj stuffy
2 senses of stuffy
Sense 1
airless, close stuffy, unaired
=> unventilated (vs. ventilated)
Sense 2
stodgy, stuffy
=> conventional (vs. unconventional) (vs. unconventional)
Attributes of adj stuffy
Familiarity of adj stuffy
stuffy used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj stuffy
stuffy
Overview of adj stuffy
The adj stuffy has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) airless, close stuffy, unaired -- (lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke")
2. (1) stodgy, stuffy -- (excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull; "why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?"; "a stodgy dinner party")
stuffy definition
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