stuffy
adjective
close; poorly ventilated.
unstuffy
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a word derived from
stuffy.
Example Sentences
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This too may be characteristic of a Dame, although pairing that with her unstuffy humor and refreshingly proletarian quick wit engendered in us a familiarity.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2024
A combination of scholarship, newly illuminating performances, the rediscovery of neglected works and an unstuffy rage for eclecticism in our current musical culture has now made Saint-Saëns not just palatable but prescient.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2022
For dinner, I asked Mrs. Thorisson to recommend someplace unstuffy, unsubtle and inexpensive.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2017
The subtext was clear: “I’m so chill and so unstuffy that I just picked this thing up at the same place I buy my jeans and T-shirts.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 14, 2016
“Why can’t a woman who happens to have an accent but who is unstuffy and witty and knowledgeable and smart – why can’t someone like this hold together an arts programme?”
From The Guardian ● Oct. 24, 2014
