stuffily

ˈstʌfɪli
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Translation of stuffily into German

Adverb

1.

poor ventilation

Rare
in a poorly-ventilated and close manner
Rare
  • The room was stuffily hot and uncomfortable.Der Raum war stickig heiß und unangenehm.
2.

pompous behavior

Rare
in a boring and pompous manner
Rare
steif hochtrabend formell
  • He spoke stuffily, losing the audience's interest.Er sprach steif, was das Interesse des Publikums verlor.
3.

angry stubbornness

Dated
in an angry and obstinate manner
Dated
  • She stuffily refused to change her mind.Sie weigerte sich stur ihre Meinung zu ändern.
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Synonyms and analogies of stuffily in English

Examples of stuffily in a sentence

  • They sat stuffily in the old lecture hall.
  • She stuffily corrected everyone's grammar at the party.
  • The lecture was delivered stuffily, putting students to sleep.
  • He stuffily insisted on following the old rules.
  • The manager stuffily rejected all new proposals.

Translations of "stuffily" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adverb
stickigadv.

He mumbled stuffily while wearing his mask, the heat building up inside it.

Er murmelte stickig in seine Maske, während sich die Hitze darin staute.

She spoke stuffily, her voice barely managing to carry across the crowded hall.

Sie sprach stickig, ihre Stimme trug kaum über den vollen Saal hinweg.

steifadv.

She conducted herself stuffily, forgetting that a friendly tone was needed.

Sie benahm sich steif und vergaß, dass ein freundlicher Tonfall nötig war.

His speech was delivered stuffily, lacking the warmth that the audience expected.

Seine Rede wurde steif gehalten und fehlte die Wärme, die das Publikum erwartete.

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stuffily: Examples and translations in context

Conversations in the stuffily lit café felt stifled and heavy with tension.

In dem stickig beleuchteten Café wirkten die Gespräche gehemmt und schwer vor Anspannung.

She felt stuffily confined in the tiny elevator with too many people.

Sie fühlte sich stickig eingeengt in dem winzigen Aufzug mit zu vielen Menschen.

He read his book in the stuffily humid library, longing for some fresh air.

Er las sein Buch in der stickig feuchten Bibliothek und sehnte sich nach frischer Luft.

The car felt stuffily cramped during the long road trip with all four passengers.

Das Auto fühlte sich stickig beengt an während der langen Autofahrt mit allen vier Insassen.

She coughed as the stuffily dusty room filled her lungs with outdated air.

Sie hustete, als der stickig staubige Raum ihre Lungen mit abgestandener Luft füllte.

The meeting room was arranged stuffily, leaving little room for creative thinking.

Der Besprechungsraum war stickig arrangiert, was wenig Raum für kreatives Denken ließ.

The stuffily humid air caused my hair to frizz up as soon as I stepped outside.

Die stickig feuchte Luft ließ mein Haar kraus werden, sobald ich nach draußen trat.

In the stuffily decorated room, I struggled to focus on my work.

In dem stickig dekorierten Raum fiel es mir schwer, mich auf meine Arbeit zu konzentrieren.

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