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Stuffy vs Stagnant - What's the difference?

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Stuffy is a related term of stagnant.


As adjectives the difference between stuffy and stagnant

is that stuffy is poorly ventilated; partially plugged while stagnant is lacking freshness, motion, flow, progress, or change; stale; motionless; still.

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

    Related terms

    * stuffed shirt

    stagnant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Lacking freshness, motion, flow, progress, or change; stale; motionless; still.

    • Related terms

    * stagnate * stagflation

    Derived terms

    * stagnantly * stagnancy