| 单词 | stuffiness |
| 例句 | At first it was worse in there than it had been out in the open desert, for there was a breathless stuffiness between the rocky walls and less moonlight. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z For all the stuffiness upstairs, it was damp and chilly down on the street, and Rachel sat shivering on the bench of the wagon, wrapped in a worn shawl that Lyddie recognized as her mother’s. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it was the club’s stuffiness or the sallow glow of the gaslights, but the room seemed to shrink by the moment. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He touched his chest, feeling a stuffiness there. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, weary of lying wakeful in the hot stuffiness of her overheated compartment, she got up and peered out. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z We were so tightly packed into that narrow courtyard that some children fainted from excessive heat and stuffiness. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His stuffiness and commitment to “tradition, discipline and rules” is presented as ruinously inflexible. Mary Poppins: not sugary, but sharp and subversive – on the page and the screen 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z It had none of the stuffiness of old money. Analysis | In 2000, ‘Cribs’ became a phenomenon. 20 years later, we’re all living in an accidental reboot. 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Aligning the classical sounds of Bach with the stuffiness of the Old World is a typical gesture in historical musicals, notes the musicologist Elissa Harbert, whose research focuses on musical dramatizations of American history. ‘Hamilton’ Is Known For Its Music, but What Did Alexander Hamilton Listen To? 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z “Science, which always seems earnest to the point of stuffiness, is too important to leave only to scientists.” Jake Page, Editor Who Made Science Accessible, Dies at 80 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z There’s also some fine poetry, and just a bit of stuffiness that betrays the script’s age, as does an occasional, and forgivable, didacticism. | 'The London Merchant': ?The London Merchant,? an 18th-Century Gem - Review 2012-01-17T22:41:24Z I joined the band that day and it was an absolutely incredible time for me – it felt like a return to my classical roots but without the stuffiness of that world. Meltdown 2012 – Joan as Police Woman: 'I've watched Antony Hegarty grow into a political force' 2012-07-29T23:05:05Z There wasn’t a stuffiness to it, like, I’m so rich I bought a Picasso. How the Comedian Phoebe Robinson Acquired a Not-So-Ancient Sculpture 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z And Lee Ann Hittenberger, as Henry's mother, captures the grace and even kindness of the upper class without losing any of that group's stuffiness. A well-spoken, well-dressed 'Pygmalion' 2011-08-25T18:19:05Z But they enjoyed his ingenuity and lack of stuffiness. A Man of Parts by David Lodge ? review 2011-04-10T02:30:01Z The balance between traditional fabrics as outerwear, with more technical fabrics underneath, created a truly modern mix and prevented the new rigor from turning into stiffness and stuffiness. Special Report: Fashion: Mad Men! Romancing the Suit 2011-01-21T18:31:16Z Caviar's lack of accessibility and its stuffiness seemed unappealing and out of place in the same kitchen where I scarfed my 2 a.m. These chefs are giving caviar a fresh rebrand 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z Similarly, an octopus-like 1970s Murano chandelier saves the stately dining room from stuffiness, while a leather wing chair in the paneled library “looks like it has the personality to just walk away.” Donna Livingston 2010-08-01T04:00:00Z And while the Mallard’s stuffed ducks and wood paneling suggest stuffiness, the clomp of little ski boots and the guy strumming Fleetwood Mac keep the atmosphere friendly and lodgelike. 36 Hours in Whistler, British Columbia 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z The gala occasion may have been more about charisma than about substance, but there was certainly plenty of the former in evidence, along with a refreshing absence of high-art stuffiness. Morlot debuts with charisma, substance 2011-09-18T18:59:45Z These sauces are spooned or poured when the dish is served, a formal gesture that the Clocktower pulls off without stuffiness. Restaurant Review: The Clocktower in Midtown South 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z The whole style is intensely British, and yet its uninhibited vitality shows how Ashton, who was born in South America, spent his career fighting what he labeled “Englishness, stiffness, primness, stuffiness.” Review: Sarasota Ballet Shows Its Mastery of Frederick Ashton’s Marvels 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z The Bastille was never meant to be an update of the Garnier — its populist mission aimed at shedding some of the Garnier’s perceived stuffiness — but Mr. Ott might have gone too far. Does Paris Still Have the Ugliest Opera House in Europe? 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Instead of the clipped stuffiness of James Lipton, the frontman of Bravo’s “Inside the Actors Studio,” Mr. Rash chooses a grating, irritating approach; but when he keeps his mouth shut, his guests are generally engaging. Critic’s Notebook: TV Shows at Moments of Creation 2013-07-28T19:05:05Z He brought an affable, unpretentious style to the job, consistent with his own down-to-earth personality and his sense that museums needed to lose some of their stuffiness to attract new audiences. Jan Fontein, Scholar of Asian Art, Is Dead at 89 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z Organizers hope to inject a dash of enthusiasm and color into community tennis courts in underserved neighborhoods — as well as enliven a sport that, to some, possesses a reputation for stuffiness and adherence to rules. Artists Explore a New Canvas: Tennis Courts 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z Like his other story ballets, it adheres to the classical tradition while excising Old World stuffiness. We're still on a sugar high: Run (or leap) to American Ballet Theatre's 'Whipped Cream' 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z The screenplay captures the stuffiness of the era, but contains anachronistic slips like the terms “in the loop” and “whatever.” Review: ‘Set Fire to the Stars’ Unleashes Dylan Thomas on America 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z “Last spring we recognized there were no good indie options for these brides who want a chic look and fun vibe without the stuffiness.” Dress Designers Add Options for Plus-Size Brides 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Well and what makes us different, too, is that I don't want to necessarily mock the stuffiness of some of the hallowed literary institutions. Inside "Taco Bell Quarterly," the seriously delicious literary magazine honoring the fast food chain 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z The new cutoff date alleviates some of the show’s traditional stuffiness. Winter Antiques Show Offers a Collection of Recent and Rare Works 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z In newspapers, she spoke up against the stuffiness of ballet. Lynn Seymour, Acclaimed Ballerina and a Dramatic Force, Dies at 83 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z He's the dad for whose stuffiness Mary Poppins is called on to compensate. The King's Speech flies the flag for a stiff upper lip that no longer exists 2011-01-10T11:13:19Z His tenor, with its wide, slightly wobbly vibrato, conveys an air of propriety verging on stuffiness. Music Review: ‘Broadway Romance’ at Café Carlyle 2013-01-20T20:00:16Z And in his later years, he adopted the mantle of an outsider artist, infiltrating and upending the stuffiness of the art world as well. Perspective | Behind the smokescreens, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry was a true master of sound and spacetime 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z In retrospect I blame Philharmonic Hall: the setting, the stiff formality and stuffiness. What I’ve Learned in 60 Years of Listening to the Philharmonic 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Cedric said his goal is a show that avoids stuffiness and brings the TV audience “behind the velvet rope.” Emmy host Cedric the Entertainer says stuffiness is banned 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Best of luck, would love to see similar no -stuffiness dining options at other museums that aren't just overpriced airport food or white tablecloth mausoleums for overpriced fare. How to Fit All of Asia (and a Food Cart) Into a Museum Cafe? 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z The reserved, minimalist décor certainly wasn’t distracting, but deviated from the restaurants of Ms. Sedefdjian’s contemporaries who aim to replace the stuffiness of higher-end restaurants with an ostentatiously cool setting. A Young Chef Swims Up-Seine in Paris 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z The building manages to be high on style and low on stuffiness, with pushchairs everywhere. 1000 kids | Art and design museums 2010-03-30T23:05:00Z So what you get is a staging suggesting that “Stupid F---ing Bird” is taking Con at his word, that its embrace of “new” forms — some more novel than others — is a bulwark against stuffiness. ‘The Seagull,’ now a mere ‘Bird’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Lynn Seymour, a ballerina from Wainwright, Alberta, who pushed back against stuffiness in ballet and who partnered with Nureyev, Baryshnikov and others, has died at 83. Why Canada’s Banks Remain ‘Stable and Resilient’ 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z The drug can help clear blocked airways and reduce stuffiness through its action on blood vessels in the nose. Nasal decongestant safety review due to rare brain risk 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Discovering that “stuffiness is not dullness,” Mr. Kimbrough played Dial as a pretentious newsman with heart and sensitivity as well as a charmingly incisive sense of right and wrong. Charles Kimbrough, ‘Murphy Brown’ actor with prim persona, dies at 86 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z So if you want to shake the stuffiness out of your landscape, here are Becker’s tips for how to get started: Want glorious spring wildflowers? Here's what you should scatter right now 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Chicken soup may temporarily help reduce stuffiness, control inflammation and hydrate you when you have a cold, according to a lab study published in the journal Chest. How to choose the right soup for 4 common health issues 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z In fashion, a preppy look conjures up feelings of stuffiness and sartorial rigidity — think Matt Damon social climbing in “The Talented Mr. Ripley” — but there’s also some flexibility baked into its DNA. Why is Ralph Lauren so good at ‘prep?’ 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z That means runny noses, sneezing, stuffiness, postnasal drip and fatigue — symptoms that sound a whole lot like colds and the dominant variant of COVID. Fall Allergies Are Real. And They’re Getting Worse. 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Encouraged by her husband, notoriously impatient with the court's stuffiness, the Queen began to adapt to the new order. Obituary: Queen Elizabeth II 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Get that seasonal stuffiness out of the house. Save on tech and gadgets this Memorial Day 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z But they may take a few days or weeks to provide relief from stuffiness and sneezing, so it is best to begin using them early in the season, before your symptoms become severe. Allergy Season Is About to Get Worse. Here’s How to Prepare. 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z College gymnastics, spearheaded by UCLA, emerged as a counter to the stuffiness — the whiteness — of elite gymnastics. Commentary: Black gymnasts, including UCLA's biggest stars, grapple with sport's racism 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z The other 16 developed mild to moderate symptoms such as nasal stuffiness, sore throat, muscle aches, and fever. Scientists deliberately infected people with coronavirus. Here’s what happened 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z He sees himself as a panacea for the stuffiness he feels ails tennis, with his fresh approach, frank talk and showman’s flair. Nick Kyrgios, with a fresh approach and showman’s flair, is ready to defend his Citi Open title 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z Away from the stuffiness of British elitism, he lived the showbiz lifestyle, mixing with Hollywood’s finest. On this day: Born May 18, 1909: Fred Perry, British tennis player 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z If you complete it successfully without discomfort, stuffiness or tightness it proves there is no fibrosis in the lungs, basically indicating no infection. NOT REAL NEWS: Misinformation that’s spreading like a virus 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z Some people also shared their attempts to cool down on social media, including one Reddit user who wrote that he was "refrigerating my pyjamas to survive the stuffiness of my bedroom". Australia boils in record-breaking heat 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z WIMBLEDON: If there was ever a place that could use someone to break up the stuffiness, it’s Wimbledon. Column: How about some other sports for Conor McGregor? 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z But that money, for the most part, doesn't buy stuffiness or pretension; it buys ease, seclusion and majestic views. The Hamptons: An Embarrassment of Riches - Golf Digest 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z I remember exactly the same thing being said about Diana as a bride - it was going to be the end of stuffiness, a new warmer Royalty. ‘Stand by Me’: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Are Married 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z A collective “wow” surely describes how automation and digital technology has rocked the decades-old quiet and stuffiness of libraries, a steadfast perception that continued when a county resolution established the library system in 1971. Through all the technology, reading remains libraries’ focus 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z Golf had long battled its association with sanctimony, exclusivity and stuffiness. In defense of Bill Murray - Golf Digest 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Even then, she was rallying against the stuffiness of the tennis world. Billie Jean King: ‘Be ahead of your time – that’s what you have to do’ 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z But the tournament itself – the suffocating stuffiness of its adherence to faux traditions, its delight in the class system and the inherent sexism of the scheduling – also has me groan in despair. Of all the dumb traditions of Wimbledon, its sexism is the worst | Greg Jericho 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z As a refreshing alternative to European stuffiness, American niceness conveys democratic informality while sustaining the myth of American exceptionalism: Americans are not just nice but the nicest people on earth. Perspective | Americans have always been nice. But is it just a sham? 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z And the reason for this relaxation of stuffiness? In Pursuit of Millennials, More Fun in Sports. But Still No Twerking. 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z It releases norepinephrine, a natural decongestant, which temporarily relieves stuffiness. If you take dietary supplements for colds or flu, maybe you should reconsider 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z But the cut of the dress scorned any “future first lady” stuffiness; it hung easy on her, as effortless as her animation. To the First Lady, With Love 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z As designers have embraced track pants, sneakers, sweatshirts and hoodies, they have also relieved high-end fashion of its off-putting formality and stuffiness. How ‘street style’ lost its meaning and its power 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z Just one found that doing so eased nasal secretion and stuffiness, and reduced decongestant use. Here’s what works — and what doesn’t — when you have cold 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z But the batting average is high, and the show avoids stuffiness. Amazon debuts series based on New Yorker magazine 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z Slumbers is also aware that the enthusiasm for golf among the younger generation should not be dimmed by an old-fashioned stuffiness that he accepts remains prevalent in the sport. No betting complacency in golf - R&A's Martin Slumbers 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z The answer, of course, is that golf remains partly restricted by an image of stuffiness. Jordan Spieth and US happy to tackle issue of Ryder Cup head on | Ewan Murray 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Golf’s occasional stuffiness is an easy target but there remains an inherent decency and integrity over what should and shouldn’t happen within the parameters of competition. Solheim Cup points are precious but golf’s standards must be honoured 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z Institutional stuffiness and aloofness are two of the threats. What makes a great museum? - BBC News 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z Because of this stuffiness, Shawn has closed the magazine's pages to some excellent fiction, among it Philip Roth's "Goodbye, Columbus," which was turned down, in part, because a diaphragm figures in the story. 'The New Yorker at 40': Newsweek's 1965 Look Inside 'The New Yorker' 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z “When people hear ‘chamber music,’ they think there’s a kind of stuffiness, opaqueness to it,” Ms. Boomer said. City Musicians, Old and Young, Perform in a Global Event 2014-03-07T18:09:28Z On the one hand, he was ridiculing a certain sort of British stuffiness that delights in putting down all things American as cheap, brash and overly sexualised. A bizarre view of Americans 2013-01-04T17:23:48Z If your stuffiness lingers, ask your doctor what might be causing it, rather than overdoing it with sprays and risking the rebound effect. Over-the-counter decongestant nasal sprays work, but be cautious when using them 2012-09-03T21:45:45Z The symptoms are stiffness, stuffiness, and inflexibility--its origin never with those who do but with those that don't. Is Formality Toxic? 2012-08-06T12:35:58Z Few black athletes played for fun before and Charles Barkley blew the stuffiness out of it. Understanding Brandon Marshall 2012-06-24T00:44:00Z It'd be fun to take a bit of the stuffiness out of the pro game. Lewis Black: What's So Funny? 2012-05-10T04:00:00Z She went mechanically into Mrs. Battishill's best parlor, neat and clean as a new pin, but with the strange stuffiness which comes of never opening the windows. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z Mbanuve, it seems clear, died of acute dysentery, but tradition also speaks of a lingering disease with headache, intense thirst, loss of appetite, stuffiness of the nose, and oppression of the chest. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z It was at the side of the bed, and he could not see it; but he felt an almost imperceptible vibration in the airless stuffiness in which he lay. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z The mere act of sitting up, however, recalled him from the mussy stuffiness in which he had been tossing. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z Each morning I would mount the cement steps which led to Old Main, hoping that "this time" some windows would be open to allow cool air to cleanse the room of its persistent stuffiness. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z After the stuffiness of my cabin, however, the pure air was vastly refreshing. A Cabinet Secret 2011-07-31T02:00:10.693Z Overcome by the stuffiness of the place, he went out for a little while. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z No amount of the familiar moist stuffiness could warm her. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z Their expressions, one said, reflected only the stuffiness of the room. Obama, at Summit, Seeks Financial Support for Egypt and Tunisia 2011-05-26T18:59:16Z "I feel the stuffiness of it even more since our visit at Bracken." At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z “When I came into this apartment yesterday afternoon, its stuffiness struck me much the same as you girls said: ‘Close and airless.’ The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z Though Mr. Daniels is trying to equate his certifications with those for wine, he is put off by stuffiness. Chicago News Cooperative: A Quest to Add Sophistication to Beer?s Appeal 2011-02-20T03:46:37Z Not fond of a prearranged system, he irked more than the run of his countrymen at the stuffiness of badly bundled facts. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z The stuffiness and jolting made her feel sick and dizzy. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z The recollection was so vivid that I half imagined here the same rustle and stuffiness of hanging clothes, and the sense of outrage at the shutting out of daylight. The Professor's Mystery 2011-01-18T03:00:11.317Z I don’t like noise and clatter and stuffiness.” Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z But Step No. 1, before taking any over-the-counter decongestant, is to evaluate the likely cause of your stuffiness, advises Richard Rosenfeld, professor and chairman of otolaryngology at Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y. What to Do for a Stuffy Nose 2010-11-24T19:08:00Z A blend of Italian rigidity and English stuffiness conspired to produce a wooden structure. Will Fabio Capello convert England to world football's new religion? 2010-09-03T09:00:00Z Manalai reported that the subjects' depression worsened when they were suffering from the stuffiness, sneezing and coughing caused by their allergies. The Checkup: Birds not wild about organic food 2010-06-01T04:00:00Z Did one sentence reach it, or was the whole business of the sermon merely an excuse to sit here basking in the stuffiness of the homely church? Sinister Street, vol. 2 The way was absolutely lonely, and its stuffiness dreadful. The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen Once you've determined the cause of your stuffiness, here are some options for unclogging your nose: • Consider nasal washings. What to Do for a Stuffy Nose 2010-11-24T19:08:00Z There was to be no heartsick shame, no stuffiness in my life any more forever! The Book of Susan A Novel Even with the house door and all the windows wide open the oppressive stuffiness of the room seemed wellnigh unbearable. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt They went out into the fierce noontide glare, but even it was an improvement after the stuffiness within. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising There was a hot stuffiness in the still, yellow, moonlit air, which was depressing. Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion Everybody seems afraid to have the windows open on account of the cinders, but I think I should prefer even cinders to stuffiness. The Girl from Arizona "Stuffiness, stuffiness everywhere—it leads to nothing but stuffiness!" The Book of Susan A Novel Moreover, the heat of hot-water pipes is but one remove from stuffiness. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time His exertions and the stuffiness of the room had made him hot; he was parched with thirst. Barclay of the Guides A snow house has its own kind of stuffiness—the smell of whale-blubber and seal-oil to Eskimo nostrils is a sweet perfume. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North I am no great kirkgoer, for many reasons—and the sermon’s one of them, and the first prayer another, but the chief and effectual reason is the stuffiness. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) In two more days, we began to notice the stuffiness more. Let'Em Breathe Space As a matter of fact she had 82 enjoyed the keen brisk air after the tepid stuffiness of the cars. The Peace of Roaring River A short lecture follows, in which the ill effects of stuffiness are pointed out, and Victorine is reduced to unconvinced and mutinous silence. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 30, 1914 Their stuffiness lacks the picturesque qualities possessed by even the poorest of France, and then they bore one with their wranglings for six-pences, from Parliament down to peasant. The Bondwoman Grievances are for peace time, when a general huffiness and stuffiness about the way that everyone else conducts business is natural and indeed expected. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 11, 1914 The house seemed to be full of stuffiness and gloom, so much so that had I been unable to find either the Professor or his son, I should not have been at all sorry. Godfrey Marten, Undergraduate But the stuffiness made it all the snugger. The Dop Doctor The smallness and stuffiness of their cabin perhaps recalled pleasantly their Indian home. India and the Indians They nearly died of the stuffiness, but they took a prize. Bird of Paradise I am thinking of the play as we moderns know it, with a sense of stuffiness as an integral part. Hortus Vitae Essays on the Gardening of Life I think that you will admit that we women are not afraid of pain, but the discomfort, the—the stuffiness? Studies in love and in terror Despite the contrariness of the weather, Joan clambered on to the top of the bus, she felt she could not face the inside stuffiness. To Love The pervading aroma of alcohol had left it; airiness and a certain formal tidiness now reigned in place of stuffiness and neglect; but the room was perhaps more depressing than before to a sensitive mind. A Sheaf of Corn —And derided town, charging it with stuffiness in this month of August, and moreover empty. Love at Paddington Indeed, that stuffiness is by no means its worst feature. Hortus Vitae Essays on the Gardening of Life The air of Benchers’ Inn is not particularly good; but it’s better than this mephitic odour of stuffiness and gas. Witness to the Deed For Joan had not even looked at him as she said "Good night," and though the room was warm, almost to stuffiness, her hand had been as cold as ice. Mufti My point is that the Diplomatic Service cherishes individuals and causes which battle stuffiness and complacency and Golden Ages and monstrous things like that. The Pirates of Ersatz If the heating apparatus is out of order, as it fortunately was in the case of my greenhouse, the temperature is warm without stuffiness. Lalage's Lovers For she slept now under the stairs in a lair she had rigged up for herself, which she said was “rale comfortable,” but certainly to the unaccustomed had an air of great stuffiness. The Dew of Their Youth We stayed long after both of us had begun to notice the stuffiness of the air. The Worlds of If There was the stuffiness of yesterday's day indoors to be shaken off. Pushed and the Return Push A general stuffiness and mugginess, as if it were raining outside, which it isn’t. A Book of Burlesques If the nurse did constitutionally enjoy a certain stuffiness in her nurseries—well the children were out half the day, and it couldn’t do them much harm. The Daughters of Danaus The extra fuel, however, means the difference between comfort and stuffiness, between health and disease. A Handbook of Health As he passed along the deck he shivered, for a breeze had sprung up, and the air struck cold, after the stuffiness of the foc's'le. Chatterbox, 1905. Used to fresh air, the girl nearly choked at first with the stuffiness of the car. The Beach of Dreams Everybody gets it; it's the general stuffiness of the place. The Woman's Way Already it looked refreshed, as she herself felt refreshed, after five years of "stuffiness," by these few throbbing moments. The Second Latchkey There was heaviness and stuffiness, and all the bric-a-brac was fat and puffy, and all the pictures were highly-colored, with the women in them blonde and buxom, and the men blond and bold—. The Tin Soldier He was feeling "over-boiled," and got rid of this stuffiness of mind in his own characteristic way. The Story of Baden-Powell 'The Wolf That Never Sleeps' Isn't he wistful about the stuffiness of women's hair? Captivity Just imagine the darkness and the stuffiness of these rooms. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 15, February 18, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls The Royal band played for us, and there was neither stuffiness nor crowding, nor were there any regulations as to dress, gentlemen and ladies coming in evening or morning dress, as it suited them best. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months At midnight the thermometer stood 87° F. Our premonitions as to stuffiness were well justified. African Camp Fires The house is as cold as open windows can make it, to keep the flowers fresh, and to avoid stuffiness. Etiquette There was a strange stuffiness about the air of the place; they must be either underground or under water. Triple Spies She resented the stuffiness of it all, the air of musty preciousness that pervaded the room. The Collectors We scarcely notice it, as a person in a stuffy chamber will scarcely notice the stuffiness. The Human Machine Ordinarily he had the common insular appetite for ventilation, but now stuffiness appealed to him; he scented it almost voluptuously. The Pretty Lady It was not the stuffiness of the cabin that oppressed her; nor the dread of pursuit; nor anxiety for Arthur Miles, lest he should run off and fall into mischief. True Tilda The window being shut, and the sunshine glowing upon it, an intolerable stuffiness oppressed the air. The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories But the darkness and the stuffiness and the filtering dirt were unsensed. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 I am no great kirkgoer, for many reasons - and the sermon's one of them, and the first prayer another, but the chief and effectual reason is the stuffiness. Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 Perhaps a professor—well certainly not a full professor, he was far too young and had not grown into that masculine stuffiness that comes with long tenure—and his physique was trim. Violists In its appointments it escaped by a safe margin being of any particular period; it escaped stiffness, stuffiness, bareness, and decadence. The Beautiful and Damned The room had that atmosphere of mixed stuffiness and cigarette smoke which the traveller may sample in any French post-office. The Isle of Unrest Why stay in this stuffiness here! let's go!' A Desperate Character and Other Stories It's the perfume that prevents us from noticing the stuffiness of the room. The Woman with the Fan But whether it was from the fight, from the stuffiness, from the fleas or from my thoughts, I could not get to sleep, do what I would! Knock, Knock, Knock and Other Stories The peons, smeared all over with the drippings of candle-grease, worked steadily for all the heat and stuffiness. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond By the ninth tour I was wearying fast of the cicerone act, and hoping they would not mistake my dutiful reticence for stuffiness. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 29, 1917 I am thankful to say you won't find dirt or stuffiness anywhere in this house. Phantom Fortune, a Novel The contrast between the open street and the enclosed stuffiness of the dim and crowded interior was overwhelming. Hilda Lessways A little room, a regular oven, stuffiness, flies, and such sticky ones; in the corner an extraordinarily big shrine with ancient ikons, with dingy setting in relief on them. Knock, Knock, Knock and Other Stories A shabby little house in a crowded street, off at the back of somewhere; dirt and stuffiness and vulgarity all around you. Hyacinth It was a solemn-looking sort of apartment furnished chiefly with bookcases, and having a general atmosphere of early Victorian stuffiness. A Rogue by Compulsion Madame must have lamented the stuffiness of London during the bright days of early June, and painted, in her enthusiastic French fashion, a picture of southern England and the glittering Channel. The Lost Naval Papers Not that George had come to Marvis Bay with the single aim of finding an antidote to metropolitan stuffiness. The Man Upstairs and Other Stories What started the malady was the sleeping cabin—such an abomination of closeness, stuffiness, and all the odours under the sun I never smelt—it was literally enough to knock one down. Canada for Gentlemen These deep verandahs are very pleasant, for they render window-blinds unnecessary; so there is nothing of that dark stuffiness which makes indoor life a trial in the closed, shadeless Australian houses. The Hawaiian Archipelago For weeks I wanted to slip out of the house at dark and forget the stuffiness of life with music and cocktails and a girl to make me young. Tales of the Jazz Age The sudden change from stuffiness to cold and damp. December Love When you go at night into a room where people are asleep, the nose is not aware of any stuffiness or "Russian smell." Letters of Anton Chekhov The stuffiness increased to a degree that is sometimes preached in Christian churches as belonging to a sulphurous sphere beyond the grave. King of the Khyber Rifles Constance had not come, as indeed nothing but childhood, sympathy with responsibility for childhood, could make the darkness, stuffiness, and noise of the exhibition tolerable. The Two Sides of the Shield Then there is none of the stuffiness so often an accompaniment to our brief summers, bringing lassitude and debility in its train. Station Amusements in New Zealand However, nobody cared for stuffiness, certainly not the three young ladies, who, fan in hand, came tripping down the steps that were unrolled for them. Love and Life An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume How fond of stuffiness you are in Petersburg! Letters of Anton Chekhov Hal went back to her work, with a pleasurable sensation that instead of grey stuffiness there was joyful sunshine. Winding Paths "The Sweet By and By" droned on, over and over, in the dark stuffiness of the crowded room. Galusha the Magnificent In spite of the stuffiness. there was a damp chill to the gloomy place, by contrast to the vivid sunlight and the sweep of the trade-winds. outside. Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story There is a story of Professor Blackie at Edinburgh making a tirade against the stuffiness of the old English universities to Jowett, the incisive Master of Balliol. Escape, and Other Essays The air was vapid and stale, but this did not prevent the dwellers in Pimlico from sitting at open windows or standing on doorsteps in order to escape the stuffiness of their houses. Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl Our place is like the Black Hole of Calcutta for stuffiness. Herb of Grace The atmosphere of the room was of a horrible and depressing stuffiness. The Adventure of the Devil's Foot Wafts of the outer air began to freshen the stuffiness of the little room. The Path of the King It struck coolish down there, and that helped take off the stuffiness a bit. Twelve Stories and a Dream The air is full of smells and stuffiness. The Schoolmistress, and other stories There was the same strolling crowd, the same perpetual miracle of motors dodging through it harmlessly, escaping headlong into the country from the Sabbatical stuffiness behind and below them. The World Set Free In the second case--that of Mortimer Tregennis himself--you cannot have forgotten the horrible stuffiness of the room when we arrived, though the servant had thrown open the window. The Adventure of the Devil's Foot Marks, shindies, prayers and punishments, all flavoured with the leathery stuffiness of time-worn Big Hall.... The New Machiavelli |
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