stuffily
Adverb
- in a stuffy manner
- "`Come in please,' he said stuffily"
Adv
- In a poorly ventilated and close manner.
- In a boring and pompous manner.
- In an angry and obstinate manner.
Examples
- "a stuffily tedious lecture on art"
Origin / Etymology
From stuffy + -ly.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 17
stuffily: valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordstuffily: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stuffily: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
stuffily is a valid Words With Friends word