Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913 Stuffy /stŭf'-ē/ · Stuff·y · IPA /ˈstʌfi/ 01 a. Stout; mettlesome; resolute. 1. Stout; mettlesome; resolute.[Scot.] 2. Angry and obstinate; sulky.[U. S.] 3. Ill-ventilated; close.