stuffier; stuffiest
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4
a
: narrowly inflexible in standards of conduct : self-righteous
b
: stiffly conventional : priggish
stuffy formalities
Examples of stuffy in a Sentence
It's very stuffy in here.
She had a stuffy nose.
I had a stuffy feeling in my head.
the stuffiest members of that exclusive club
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Fluid moves differently in the body while in space, leading many crew members to feel stuffy, for example, or to experience headaches and backaches.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 9 Jan. 2026
Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headaches, fatigue, vomiting and diarrhea.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Rana Good, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
Fluid moves differently in the body while in space, leading many crew members to feel stuffy, for example, or to experience headaches and backaches.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 9 Jan. 2026
Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headaches, fatigue, vomiting and diarrhea.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Flu symptoms include fever, chills, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, tiredness, vomiting, and diarrhea.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Stuffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stuffy. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
stuffy
adjective
stuffier; stuffiest
2
a
: lacking fresh air
a stuffy room
b
: stuffed or choked up
had a stuffy feeling in my head
4
Medical Definition
stuffy
adjective
stuffier; stuffiest
: affected with congestion
a stuffy nose
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