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stuffy

 
 
/ˈstʌfi/ adjective

Translation

AIR If a room or a building is stuffy, it is hot and unpleasant and the air is not fresh.
havasız ve sıcak
1517
FORMAL old-fashioned, formal and boring
eski kafalı, gelenekçi, resmî
a stuffy club for wealthy old men6651070
(Definition of stuffy adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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