stuffiness
Example Sentences
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Mr. Irons is a credit to his family, playing Mycroft with the right balance of bemusement with his brother and the stuffiness that befits a member of the Foreign Office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
For many, French cuisine is typified by indulgence, richness and a certain nose-in-the-air type of stuffiness.
From Salon ● May 22, 2024
Murdoch built his empire largely by seeking out unfulfilled market segments and offering the public unfiltered alternatives to mainstream cultural stuffiness.
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2023
In fashion, a preppy look conjures up feelings of stuffiness and sartorial rigidity — think Matt Damon social climbing in “The Talented Mr. Ripley” — but there’s also some flexibility baked into its DNA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2022
He touched his chest, feeling a stuffiness there.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
