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stuffy
adjective as in close, oppressive
adjective as in old-fashioned, prim
Example Sentences
With Armani's elegantly tailored power suits, women were offered an alternative to the stiff and stuffy dresses their mothers had worn to work.
Regulation time was stuffy, extra-time was turgid, and the penalties were remarkably unremarkable.
Kairat were stuffy, hard to break down, and offered little going forward, but they plotted their way through and held Celtic for 210 minutes before the lottery of the shootout.
She was described by staff as "brilliant at working a room, fresh, chic and wasn't stuffy".
As Chinese authorities issue warnings for extreme heat in the country's eastern region, students are leaving their stuffy dormitories to camp in hallways and supermarkets.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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