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Stuffy vs Cloudy - What's the difference?

stuffy | cloudy |

As adjectives the difference between stuffy and cloudy

is that stuffy is poorly ventilated; partially plugged while cloudy is covered with or characterised by clouds; overcast.

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

    cloudy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Covered with or characterised by clouds; overcast.
  • Not transparent or clear.
  • Uncertain; unclear.