stuffily


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stuff·y

(stŭf′ē)
adj. stuff·i·er, stuff·i·est
1. Lacking sufficient ventilation; close.
2. Having the respiratory passages blocked: a stuffy nose.
3.
a. Dull and boring: a stuffy lecture.
b. Rigidly adhering to conventional standards; strait-laced: "I went to one stuffy upper class dinner party on my first night & I go to another tonight" (Evelyn Waugh).

stuff′i·ly adv.
stuff′i·ness n.
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Adv. 1. stuffily - in a stuffy manner; "`Come in please,' he said stuffily"
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Translations
بِخُمول، بصورةٍ خانِقَه
dusně
formeltforstokket
mollulega; teprulega
dusno
havasız bir şekilde

stuffily

[ˈstʌfɪlɪ] ADV [say] → en tono de desaprobación, con desaprobación
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

stuffily

adv (= narrow-mindedly)spießig ; (= prudishly)prüde ; (= stiffly)steif, gezwungen ; (= dully)langweilig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

stuffily

[ˈstʌfɪlɪ] adv (say) → con tono di disapprovazione
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

stuffy

(ˈstafi) adjective
1. (of a room etc) too warm, and lacking fresh air. Why do you sit in this stuffy room all day? bedompig خانِق، فاسِد الهَواء непроветрен abafado dusný stickig indelukket πνιγηρός, αποπνικτικός cargado, mal ventilado umbne دم كرده tunkkainen mal aéré מַחֲנִיק दमघोंटू, दम घोंटने वाला zagušljiv, sparan fülledt pengap loftlaus; mollulegur soffocante 風通しの悪い 무더운, 숨믹히는 tvankus sasmacis (gaiss); piesmacis; smacīgs pengap bedompt innestengt, med dårlig luft duszny تړبوخته، بنده هوا abafado neaerisit душный dusný zadušljiv zagušljiv instängd, kvav อบอ้าว havasız ve sıcak 悶熱 не провітрений; душний حبس دار ngột ngạt 闷热
2. formal and dull. Must we visit those stuffy people? vervelig, formeel, vaal, saai باهِت ورَسْمي، خامِل превзет enfadonho nudný langweilig formel; forstokket στενοκέφαλος, συντηρητικός, βαρετός estirado; remilgado juhm, tuim رسمي و خشك jäykkä collet monté "יַבֵש" अनुदार, असंतुष्ट, नाराज formalan begyöpösödött fejű membosankan stífur, formlegur, leiðinlegur ottuso もったいがった 케켸묵은 nuobodus garlaicīgs; stīvs membosankan duf stiv, formell nudny, nadęty رسمی او وچ enfadonho de modă veche скучный nudný dolgočasen dosadan inskränkt, gammaldags, träig ซึ่งอยู่ในกรอบประเพณี aşırı resmî, kendini beğenmiş 固步自封的 нудний, нецікавий کبیدہ خاطر câu nệ, nghiêm nghị 固步自封的
ˈstuffily adverb
bedompig بِخُمول، بصورةٍ خانِقَه превзето de modo enfadonho dusně stickig formelt; forstokket αποπνικτικά, συντηρητικά de manera estirada; con remilgos juhmilt بطور خفه pitkäveteisesti de manière étouffante בְּצוּרָה שַׁמרָנִית अनुदारतापूर्वक zagušljivo secara membosankan mollulega; teprulega (in modo soffocante) 風通しが悪く 숨맏히게 nuobodžiai garlaicīgi; oficiāli; stīvi dengan membosankan duf stivt, formelt, snerpet duszno په خفه ډول de modo enfadonho într-o manieră sufocantă душно dusno zadušljivo zagušljivo inskränkt, gammaldags, träigt อย่างที่อากาศไม่ถ่ายเท havasız bir şekilde 自以為是地,悶熱地 душно دم گھٹتے ہوءے ngột ngạt, nghiêm nghị 自以为是地,闷热地
ˈstuffiness noun
bedompigheid إخْتِناق الجَو في الغُرْفَه тесногръдие enfado špatný vzduch die Stickigkeit snerpethed; indelukkethed αποπνικτικότητα, στενοκεφαλιά mala ventilación, ambiente cargado; carácter estirado/remilgado juhmus خفگي tunkkaisuus manque d'air שַמרָנוּת दमघोंटपन, अनुदारता nabijenost, zagušljivost fülledtség, dohosság sifat membosankan loftleysi (mancanza d'aria fresca) 風通しの悪さ 무더움, 숨막힘 tvankuma, nuobodumas smacīgums; garlaicīgums kebosanan dufheid snerpethet, innestengthet zaduch خفګی bafio lipsă de aer духота zlý vzduch zadušljivost; natlačenost zagušljivost instängdhet, inskränkthet การที่อากาศไม่ถ่ายเท havasızlık 悶熱 духота; спертість گھٹن sư ngột ngạt, sự nghiêm nghị 闷热
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