Translations for „stuffily“ in the English » German Dictionary

stuffi·ly [ˈstʌfɪli] ADV pej

stuffily

spießig pej inf

stuffily

kleinkariert pej inf

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English

Fans should not be fearful of infiltrating the secret handshake club where they are stuffily informed they do not belong.

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And, far from being alienated from his stuffily bourgeois family, the artist gave every sign of being more attached to them than he was to his partner and child.

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Its stuffily black-tie, formal styling makes it stand out, in the wrong way, in a neighbourhood that invites informality, small moves and streetwise architectural savvy.

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There were those who thought (correctly) that you couldn't find seven and there were those who felt (stuffily) that the seven were not arts.

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