Example: "Why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?"
Example: "A stuffy feeling in my chest"
Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.
Example: "I can’t smell very well today – i have a stuffy nose."
Stout; mettlesome; resolute.
Angry and obstinate; sulky.
Boring, uninteresting, over-formal, pompous, very conventional.
Example: "The stuffy professor droned on as the class lost interest."
Stout; sturdy.