Entry Word: stuffy

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 lacking fresh air <the house was so stuffy after being closed up for a month>

Synonyms breathless, close, stifling, suffocating

Related Words airless, unventilated; heavy, oppressive, thick

Near Antonyms bracing, brisk, invigorating, refreshed, sweet; ventilated

Antonyms airy, breezy

2 causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest <nothing stuffy about this science museum—itʼs all interactive and fun> — see boring