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- Dictionaryhuffy/ˈhʌfi/
adjective
- 1. annoyed or irritated and quick to take offence at petty things: "ask writers for more than a second draft and they get huffy"
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1. : haughty, arrogant. 2. a. : roused to indignation : irritated. b. : easily offended : touchy. huffily. ˈhə-fə-lē. adverb. huffiness. ˈhə-fē-nəs. noun. Synonyms. tetchy. thin-skinned. ticklish. touchy. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of huffy in a Sentence.
adjective. uk / ˈhʌf.i / us / ˈhʌf.i / Add to word list. angry and offended: get huffy with I told her she'd made a mistake and she got huffy with me. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Bad-tempered. argumentative. bad-tempered. be hell on wheels idiom. be like a bear with a sore head idiom. be spoiling for a fight idiom. grouchiness.
adjective. us / ˈhʌf.i / uk / ˈhʌf.i / Add to word list Add to word list. angry and offended: get huffy with I told her she'd made a mistake and she got huffy with me. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Bad-tempered. argumentative. bad-tempered. be hell on wheels idiom. be like a bear with a sore head idiom. be spoiling for a fight idiom.
Huffy definition: easily offended; touchy.. See examples of HUFFY used in a sentence.
Someone who is huffy is obviously annoyed or offended about something. [informal]huffily.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Define huffy. huffy synonyms, huffy pronunciation, huffy translation, English dictionary definition of huffy. adj. huff·i·er , huff·i·est 1. Easily offended; touchy. 2. Irritated or annoyed; indignant. 3. Arrogant; haughty. huff′i·ly adv. huff′i·ness n.
Definitions of huffy. adjective. quick to take offense. synonyms: feisty, thin-skinned, touchy. sensitive. being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others. adjective. roused to anger. “"stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain” synonyms: mad, sore. angry. feeling or showing anger. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Huffy."
Synonyms for HUFFY: irritable, tetchy, sensitive, touchy, ticklish, thin-skinned, peevish, petulant; Antonyms of HUFFY: amiable, agreeable, good-natured, unconcerned, thick-skinned, easygoing, carefree, relaxed.
Definition of huffy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
huffy meaning, definition, what is huffy: in a bad mood (=the way that you feel), ...: Learn more.
