Stuffy vs Misty - What's the difference?
stuffy | misty | Related terms |
Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.
Stout; mettlesome; resolute.
Angry and obstinate; sulky.
Boring, uninteresting, over-formal, pompous, very conventional.
(US, Canada, colloquial, often, childish) A stuffed animal or other plush toy.
With mist; foggy.
(figuratively) With tears in the eyes.
Stuffy is a related term of misty.
As an adjective stuffy
is poorly ventilated; partially plugged.As a noun stuffy
is (us|canada|colloquial|often|childish) a stuffed animal or other plush toy.As a proper noun misty is
from the adjective "misty", reasonably popular in the 1970s and the 1980s.stuffy
English
Adjective
(er)- I can't smell very well today – I have a stuffy nose.
- Let's go outside – it's getting stuffy in here.
- The stuffy professor droned on as the class lost interest.
Noun
(stuffies)Derived terms
* stuffily * stuffinessmisty
English
Adjective
(er)- It’s a very misty morning this morning - I can’t see a thing!
- ''Her eyes grew misty the night her long-time friend passed away.