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as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest nothing stuffy about this science museum—it's all interactive and fun

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Recent Examples of stuffy Staff wear blazers and ties, but the service is anything but stuffy. Nathanael Gassett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025 While fans, air conditioners, and cooling pajamas can help keep night sweats at bay, stuffy bedding may be exacerbating the problem. Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025 Henry's most cutting moment occurs when the warden asks the stuffy Brit how the prison tea is. Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025 The best part of all for us is that the public still sees insurers as stuffy pencil-pushers (the same type of outdated view that hovers over agriculture). Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stuffy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuffy
Adjective
  • Bishnoi denies involvement in Moosewala’s murder, but in an explosive interview from behind bars, accused his close aide of orchestrating it.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The departure of Busquets and Alba means Messi will lose two of his most talented teammates and closest friends.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • And, actually, representative of the sport in these non-boring ’20s.
    Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Aesha knows a thing or two about Bitcoin, despite finding it a boring topic of conversation — her fiancé, Scott, is into crypto.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • However, such symptoms are hard to attribute to vaccines because infants can be irritable or fussy regardless of vaccination.
    Aria Bendix, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
  • When the caffeine wears off, children may have a headache and feel irritable or tired.
    Dr. Mark Corkins, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • However, some Republicans have spoken out against her and recently reported that some administration officials are tiring of her, suggesting her influence is not unbridled.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The first trimester was always tiring.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Fans have pointed to the former Big Machine label boss, who oversaw Swift’s early career and later clashed with her over ownership of her masters, as the likely target of this fiery track.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Investigators have since concluded that the item initially thought to be an explosive was debris from a fiery vehicle crash.
    Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • For Perrie Edwards, the studio can be both a sanctuary and a suffocating cocoon.
    Sophie Williams, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Their pass rush is suffocating and multi-faceted — Andrew Van Ginkel and Jonathan Greenard alone might be dominant enough to make Minnesota a top-10 defense in spite of a less talented secondary.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • On top of the traditional orange and dusty red decor, consider adding violet and navy to the mix this fall.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Baseboards And Molding Baseboards and molding get incredibly dusty from years of neglect.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Week 5 was another breathless run.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The headline is that Europe pulled off a stunning victory on foreign soil, a win that was at times breathtaking and breathless, exhilarating and excruciating in equal measure.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Stuffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuffy. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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