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unstuffy en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English stuff Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English stuffy English unstuffy From un- + stuffy.

Meanings

  1. Not stuffy; straightforward
    • What was surprising, though, was the blunt and unstuffy way in which he held up his hands. 2009 February 5, Sam Jones, “Obama's presidential apologies for backing senator”, in The Guardian:

Forms

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more unstuffy Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most unstuffy Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

unstuffiness