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Stuffy vs Misty - What's the difference?

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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)
  • 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.
  • Stout; mettlesome; resolute.
  • Angry and obstinate; sulky.
  • Boring, uninteresting, over-formal, pompous, very conventional.
  • The stuffy professor droned on as the class lost interest.

    Noun

    (stuffies)
  • (US, Canada, colloquial, often, childish) A stuffed animal or other plush toy.
  • Derived terms

    * stuffily * stuffiness

    misty

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • With mist; foggy.
  • It’s a very misty morning this morning - I can’t see a thing!
  • (figuratively) With tears in the eyes.
  • ''Her eyes grew misty the night her long-time friend passed away.

    Derived terms

    * misty-eyed

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