stuffy
adjective
close; poorly ventilated.
stuffier
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comparativeof stuffy.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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How delightfully ironic that Mary and her avant-garde charm, which was once polarizing and niche to the film’s stuffier early critics, were finally finding a wider audience.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2025
Many of them prefer data science or finance, while accounting struggles with a stuffier, more old-fashioned image.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
In which case I’d resort to a calmer, stuffier word, like “major.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2022
The group parodied the sashes and ceremonies of stuffier and wealthier social clubs, like the Odd Fellows and Freemasons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2017
I was shown into another room, smaller and stuffier still, windowless and airless.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
