FUGGY Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

fuggy

adjective

Definition of fuggy

as in stuffy

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Adjective

The quilt set makes the center of my room look polished, but not stuffy.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2026
The overall scene lends itself to a chic dining experience that doesn't feel stuffy.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of stuffy

Adjective

Scientists suspect that the combination of high heat and a suffocating deep-tropical air mass will be considered the worst humidity the region has experienced in the modern era.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Eilish will play Greenwood, the brilliant young woman at the center of Plath’s semi-autobiographical story, which follows her descent into mental illness amid the suffocating expectations placed on women in 1950s America.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of suffocating

Adjective

For all the deserved talk about the Knicks’ dynamic offense, the defense has been far more stifling than their reputation suggests.

— Fred Katz, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Her mother, who had a staid upbringing in California, came to New York in the early sixties looking for someplace more diverse and less stifling.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026

Definition of stifling

Adjective

Returning home with the glittering medal draped on his neck, Cassius is lauded but also thrust right back into the oppressive, segregated and deeply racist Louisville.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
Where individual agency is always primary, the customer is always right and authority is generally considered oppressive.

— Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

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