stuffily

In a poorly ventilated and close manner.

Adverb

  1. In a poorly ventilated and close manner.
    • Perhaps, indeed, it was one of their best qualities that they spent the greater part of their time stuffily indoors. - 1895, Kenneth Graham, The Golden Age, London, page 3:
  2. In a boring and pompous manner.
    • a stuffily tedious lecture on art
  3. In an angry and obstinate manner.

Origin

Etymology tree English stuffy Middle English -ly English -ly English stuffily From stuffy + -ly.

Forms

more stuffily most stuffily

Synonyms

oppressively

Related

stuffiness stuffy