stuffy
Needs a window
Stuffy describes air that feels close, stale, or poorly ventilated: The room was stuffy after being shut up all winter.
A stuffy nose is blocked by congestion.
Of people or atmospheres, stuffy means excessively formal, old-fashioned, or self-important: a stuffy professor, stuffy Victorian attitudes.
The word suggests a lack of freshness—whether of air, ideas, or manner.
Unpleasantly warm and humid
- swelteringExtremely hot, uncomfortably so
- sultryHot, humid, or alluring
- humidContaining much moisture
- clammyMoist and cool
steamy · sticky · damp · tropical · close · oppressive · suffocating · airless
Without air circulation
- stagnantWithout movement or progress
- closeNearby or to shut
- fuggyStale and airless
- mustyStale from dampness
stale · enclosed · windowless · cramped · sealed · tight · boxed-in · confining
Stale from disuse
- outdatedNo longer in use
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- stodgyDull, overly traditional
- fuddy-duddyOld-fashioned, overly fussy person
old-world · Victorian · conservative · traditional · conventional · hidebound · square · fogeyish
Not easily bent
- starchedMade stiff with sizing
- buttoned-upFormally reserved, emotionally guarded
- properSocially appropriate
- primAffectedly proper and stiff
rigid · ceremonial · punctilious · stilted · austere · reserved · decorous · conventional
Condescending toward perceived inferiors
- pretentiousFalsely grand or important
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
- condescendingSuperior and dismissive manner
aloof · elitist · highfalutin · hoity-toity · self-important · arrogant · imperious · snooty
Lacking edge or interest
- staidSerious and conventional
- unimaginativeLacking creative originality
- unadventurousAvoiding risk or novelty
- unexcitingLacking in interest
dreary · humdrum · uninspired · prosaic · tedious · bland · predictable · monotonous
muggy
Unpleasantly warm and humid
- swelteringExtremely hot, uncomfortably so
- sultryHot, humid, or alluring
- humidContaining much moisture
clammy · steamy · sticky · damp · tropical · close · oppressive · suffocating · airless · stifling
unventilated
Without air circulation
musty · stale · enclosed · windowless · cramped · sealed · tight · boxed-in · confining · oppressive
fusty
Stale from disuse
- outdatedNo longer in use
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- stodgyDull, overly traditional
fuddy-duddy · old-world · Victorian · conservative · traditional · conventional · hidebound · square · fogeyish · dated
stiff
Not easily bent
- starchedMade stiff with sizing
- buttoned-upFormally reserved, emotionally guarded
- properSocially appropriate
prim · rigid · ceremonial · punctilious · stilted · austere · reserved · decorous · conventional · strait-laced
snobbish
Condescending toward perceived inferiors
- pretentiousFalsely grand or important
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
condescending · aloof · elitist · highfalutin · hoity-toity · self-important · arrogant · imperious · snooty · uppity
dull
Lacking edge or interest
- staidSerious and conventional
- unimaginativeLacking creative originality
- unadventurousAvoiding risk or novelty
unexciting · dreary · humdrum · uninspired · prosaic · tedious · bland · predictable · monotonous · plodding
blocked
Passage prevented or impeded
sniffles · runny · cold · flu · allergies · mucus · phlegm · breathing · decongestant · antihistamine
stuffyairy
Light and well-ventilated
breezy · ventilated · fresh · draughty · bracing
stuffymodern
Of recent times
unconventional · progressive · open-minded · fresh · lively
- stuffed animalsSoft sewn toy creatures
- stuffy noseObstructed nasal airways
- ballot stuffingFraudulent vote inflation
- kid stuffTrivially simple tasks
- hot stuffSlang for someone sexy
- stuffed toysSoft sewn playthings with filling
stuff, stuffing, stuffed, stuffiness, stuffed up, overstuff, stuffer, stuffies, restuff