huff´i|ness

huff´i|ness
huff|y «HUHF ee», adjective, huff|i|er, huff|i|est.
1. in a huff; offended: »

You're not huffy with myself (John Millington Synge).

SYNONYM(S): affronted.
2. easily offended; touchy. SYNONYM(S): petulant.
3. arrogant; blustering: »

After several weeks of blank silence the rather huffy reply came back (Listener).

huff´i|ly, adverb.
huff´i|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • huff´ish|ness — huff|ish «HUHF ihsh», adjective. = huffy. (Cf. ↑huffy) –huff´ish|ly, adverb. –huff´ish|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • huff´i|ly — huff|y «HUHF ee», adjective, huff|i|er, huff|i|est. 1. in a huff; offended: »You re not huffy with myself (John Millington Synge) …   Useful english dictionary

  • huff|y — «HUHF ee», adjective, huff|i|er, huff|i|est. 1. in a huff; offended: »You re not huffy with myself (John Millington Synge) …   Useful english dictionary

  • huff — huff·i·ly; huff·i·ness; huff·ing·ly; huff·ish; huff; …   English syllables

  • huff´ish|ly — huff|ish «HUHF ihsh», adjective. = huffy. (Cf. ↑huffy) –huff´ish|ly, adverb. –huff´ish|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • huff|ish — «HUHF ihsh», adjective. = huffy. (Cf. ↑huffy) –huff´ish|ly, adverb. –huff´ish|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • huffiness — huff·i·ness …   English syllables

  • huffy — huff•y [[t]ˈhʌf i[/t]] adj. huff•i•er, huff•i•est 1) easily offended; touchy 2) cvb snobbish; haughty • Etymology: 1670–80 huff′i•ly, adv. huff′i•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • huffish — huff•ish [[t]ˈhʌf ɪʃ[/t]] adj. 1) peevish; irritable 2) swaggering; insolent; bullying • Etymology: 1745–55 huff′ish•ly, adv. huff′ish•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Huffish — Huff ish, a. Disposed to be blustering or arrogant; petulant. {Huff ish*ly}, adv. {Huff ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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