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stuffy (adj.)
[stuffy 词源字典]
1550s, "full of stuff, full of substance" (obsolete); 1831 as "poorly ventilated;" from
stuff
(n.) +
-y
(2). Sense of "pompous, smug" is from 1895. Related:
Stuffily
;
stuffiness
.
[stuffy etymology, stuffy origin, 英语词源]