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huffish

American  
[huhf-ish] / ˈhʌf ɪʃ /

adjective

  1. peevish; irritable.

  2. swaggering; insolent; bullying.

Other Word Forms

  • huffishly adverb
  • huffishness noun

Etymology

Origin of huffish

First recorded in 1745–55; huff + -ish 1

Example Sentences

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They are so, Harry, for when I spoke to my wife first, she was so very coy and huffish, and told me she did not know what I meant.

From Amusing Prose Chap Books by Various

Sir Ronald had promised to be content without love; but he was not, and was huffish and offended, and savagely jealous of Reginald Stanford and all the hated past.

From Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel by Fleming, May Agnes

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