stuffiness
- a word derived from stuffy.
Example Sentences
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“But the stuffiness, the people we’re serving, that’s not me.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
Murdoch built his empire largely by seeking out unfulfilled market segments and offering the public unfiltered alternatives to mainstream cultural stuffiness.
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2023
In newspapers, she spoke up against the stuffiness of ballet.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
So if you want to shake the stuffiness out of your landscape, here are Becker’s tips for how to get started:
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2023
We were so tightly packed into that narrow courtyard that some children fainted from excessive heat and stuffiness.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
