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snuffy

English

Etymology

snuff +? y

Adjective

snuffy (comparative more snuffy, superlative most snuffy)

  1. Soiled with snuff.
  2. (obsolete, Scotland) Sulky; angry; vexed.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Jamieson to this entry?)

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stuffy

English

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?st?fi/
  • Rhymes: -?fi

Adjective

stuffy (comparative stuffier, superlative stuffiest)

  1. Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.
  2. Stout; mettlesome; resolute.
  3. (US) Angry and obstinate; sulky.
  4. Boring, uninteresting, over-formal, pompous, very conventional.
  5. (Scotland) Stout; sturdy.

Derived terms

  • stuffily
  • stuffiness

Related terms

  • stuffed shirt

Translations

Noun

stuffy (plural stuffies)

  1. (US, Canada, colloquial, often childish) Synonym of stuffed toy

Alternative forms

  • stuffie

Translations

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