knowing vs stuffy

knowing

adj
  • Deliberate, wilful. 

  • The ability to know something without being taught. 

  • Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding. 

  • Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent. 

  • Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning. 

  • Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic. 

noun
  • The act or condition of having knowledge. 

prep
  • Given my knowledge about someone or something. 

stuffy

adj
  • Stout; mettlesome; resolute. 

  • Boring, uninteresting, over-formal, pompous, very conventional. 

  • Stout; sturdy. 

  • Angry and obstinate; sulky. 

  • Poorly ventilated; partially plugged. 

noun
  • Synonym of stuffed toy 

How often have the words knowing and stuffy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )