stuffily

• Adverbe signifiant d'une manière guindée, formelle ou trop conservatrice, souvent avec un manque de chaleur ou d'ouverture. Peut aussi décrire un lieu où l'air est confiné, étouffant ou mal ventilé.

An adverb meaning 'in a stiff, formal, or overly conventional manner,' often implying a lack of warmth or openness. It can also describe a place that is lacking fresh air or poorly ventilated.

1. In a stuffy mannerB2formal

   In a way that is lacking fresh air, or in a formal, overly conventional, or narrow-minded manner.

   d'une manière étouffante / guindée

   • He spoke stuffily about the importance of tradition.
   • The room was stuffily warm, making it hard to breathe.
   • She stuffily refused to consider any new ideas.

   Synonymesconventionallyoppressivelypriggishlyprimlystaidly

   Antonymesairilybroadlyfreshlyinformallyliberallyopenlyunconventionally