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Thursday, November 7, 2013

Stuffy

stuffy
1.(of a place) lacking fresh air or ventilation."a stuffy, overcrowded office"synonyms:airless, close, muggy, sultry, heavy,musty, stale, frowzy;

2.(of a person) not receptive to new or unusual ideas; conventional and narrow-minded."he was steady and rather stuffy"synonyms:staid, sedate, sober, stiff, reserved, impersonal, formal, pompous, prim, priggish, fogeyish, strait-laced, conformist, conventional, conservative, old-fashioned, of the old school; More


Ex)

The room is stuffy.
   -> The air in the room is dry.

I have a stuffy nose.
  -> I can't breath well through my nose.

I'm stuffy.
  -> If you use it to describe a person, it means the person is narrow minded.


Cf)
답답함을 표현하고 싶다면, frustrated, discouraged, annoyed를 쓸 수 있다.

예문)
I'm frustrated.
I'm discouraged.
I'm annoyed.


refer to : Alex
* Thank you, Alex :)

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