stuffily
adv/ˈstʌfɪli/
Etymology From stuffy + -ly.
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
US In an angry and obstinate manner.
- Synonyms
- oppressively
- Related terms
- stuffiness, stuffy