stuffy

Etymology

From stuff + -y.

adj

1. Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.
   I can’t smell very well today – I have a stuffy nose.
   Let’s go outside – it’s getting stuffy in here.
2. Stout; mettlesome; resolute.
3. (US) Angry and obstinate; sulky.
4. Boring, uninteresting, over-formal, pompous, very conventional.
   The stuffy professor droned on as the class lost interest.
5. (Scotland) Stout; sturdy.

noun

1. (US, Canada, colloquial, often childish) Synonym of stuffed toy