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STUFFILY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stuffily mean?
• STUFFILY (adverb)
The adverb STUFFILY has 1 sense:
1. in a stuffy manner
Familiarity information: STUFFILY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a stuffy manner
Synonyms:
stodgily; stuffily
Context example:
'Come in please,' he said stuffily
Pertainym:
stuffy (excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull)
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