stuffily

stuff·y  (stf)

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 standards of conduct; strait-laced: "I went to one stuffy upper class dinner party on my first night & I go to another tonight" (Evelyn Waugh).

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stuffi·ly adv.

stuffi·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

stuffily - in a stuffy manner; "`Come in please,' he said stuffily" stodgily

Translations

stuffily [ˈstʌfɪlɪ] ADV [say] → en tono de desaprobación, con desaprobación

stuffily

adv (= narrow-mindedly) → spießig; (= prudishly) → prüde; (= stiffly) → steif, gezwungen; (= dully) → langweilig

stuffily [ˈstʌfɪlɪ] adv (say) → con tono di disapprovazione

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stuffily [ˈstʌfɪlɪ] adv (say) → con tono di disapprovazione