Meaning

noun state of obstruction or stoppage or air in the nose or throat

noun the quality of being close and poorly ventilated

noun dull and pompous gravity

originEtymology tree English stuffy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English stuffiness From stuffy + -ness.

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