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Stuffy vs Snuffy - What's the difference?

stuffy | snuffy |

As adjectives the difference between stuffy and snuffy

is that stuffy is poorly ventilated; partially plugged while snuffy is soiled with snuff.

As a noun stuffy

is (us|canada|colloquial|often|childish) a stuffed animal or other plush toy.

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

    snuffy

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Soiled with snuff.
  • (obsolete, Scotland) Sulky; angry; vexed.
  • (Jamieson)