stuffily
IPA: stˈʌfʌɫi
adverb
- In a poorly-ventilated and close manner.
- In a boring and pompous manner.
- (US) In an angry and obstinate manner.
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Examples of "stuffily" in Sentences
- A thoroughly and stuffily modern progressive moralist.
- “I will call on your employer tomorrow,” he said, as stuffily as possible.
- A failed prig is one who can't meet the standards he or she stuffily sets for others.
- 'I suppose some people prefer having all the windows closed,' said Lady Alice stuffily.
- If anything, in such a setting, he appears more stuffily European and desperate to appear with-it.
- Performance poetry is poetry written to be ... performed (rather than stuffily mumbled by some arty-type, nose glued to a sheet of paper).
- The book is as much a gentle comedy about the ordinary humanity of Effi and her stuffily correct husband as it is a tragedy about a marriage that combines social success and emotional failure.
- The stuffily titled Rape of Europa is a fascinating look into the myriad ways the Nazis stole and plundered priceless works of art throughout World War II, and the great lengths those who owned unplundered pieces went through to preserve their holdings.
- I suppose it's possible that she might come across more stuffily if she were speaking about less generous directors, but she has chosen to specialize in the most open-hearted of filmmakers and this generosity shines through in her eagerness to share with us her unique way of looking at their work.
- In smaller roles, Madorno aptly brings a slightly comic rock-star arrogance to Caesar; Suzanne Richard nails the personalities of Decius, a quick-thinking conspirator, and Artemidorus, a stuffily perturbed Caesar supporter; and Emma Jaster is downright spooky as the Soothsayer ( "Beware the Ides of March!").