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stuffed up

stuffed up adjective: blocked; stuffy; congested. Also the simple past and past participle of stuff up.

Adjective

stuffed up (comparative more stuffed up, superlative most stuffed up)

  1. blocked; stuffy; congested
    • My nose is stuffed up because of my cold.
  2. (UK) In a terrible state; messed up.

Also used as

stuffed up is also the simple past and past participle of stuff up.

Forms of stuffed up

comparativemore stuffed up
superlativemost stuffed up
alternative formstuffed-up

Questions about stuffed up

What does stuffed up mean?
Stuffed up means blocked; stuffy; congested.
What part of speech is stuffed up?
Stuffed up is an adjective.

Words near stuffed up in the dictionary

  1. stuffed shirts
  2. stuffed the ballot box
  3. stuffed to the gills
  4. stuffed toy
  5. stuffed toys
  6. stuffed up
  7. stuffed-shirt
  8. stuffed-shirts
  9. stuffed-up
  10. stuffedness
  11. stuffer

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