stuffy
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The logic behind it is firmly rooted in 19th-century London; back then, the city’s financial elite would regularly escape their stuffy urban environs during the summer months.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
Similar to you, I prefer fun activities over stuffy, formal parties.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
Brewdog's success was built on developing a loyal following who loved the company's irreverent take on a craft beer industry thought to be tired and stuffy.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
“There’s a reputation that museums, and particularly art museums, have of being kind of stuffy or like elitist or something like that, which is not something that I personally agree with,” says Critchley.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025
Mom would go back to dressing up as Mary Poppins or Princess Leia, anything except a stuffy suit.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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