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Rarestuffy
The correct spelling is stuffy.
How to pronounce stuffy
/ˈstʌfi/
nounIPA: /ˈstʌfi/
Say it like: Stu-ffee
The correct spelling is stuffy. A toy made of a soft material, usually stuffed with cotton, straw, beans, or other materials, and typically intended as a plaything for children. For example: "I can’t smell very well today – I have a stuffy nose."
Usage Examples
“I can’t smell very well today – I have a stuffy nose.”
“The stuffy professor droned on as the class lost interest.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A toy made of a soft material, usually stuffed with cotton, straw, beans, or other materials, and typically intended as a plaything for children.
adjective
- 1.Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.
- 2.Stout; mettlesome; resolute.
- 3.Angry and obstinate; sulky.
- 4.Boring, uninteresting, over-formal, pompous, very conventional.
- 5.Stout; sturdy.
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