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miffy
[ mif-ee ]
/ ˈmɪf i /
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adjective, miff·i·er, miff·i·est.Informal.
touchy; inclined to take offense.
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How to use miffy in a sentence
Jest like a hornet's nest: shake a stick at ary one o' the group, an' they all come buzzin' round te'ble miffy in less 'n no time.
We should say that he and Niphetos, a beautiful white Rose, are what some gardeners call miffy doers.
The Children's Book of Gardening|Mrs. Alfred SidgwickMaybe Mr. Robert was a little miffy because I hadn't been a mind reader and played Clifford for a favorite from the start.
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British Dictionary definitions for miffy
miffy
/ (ˈmɪfɪ) /
adjective -fier or -fiest
informal easily upset; oversensitive
Derived forms of miffy
miffily, adverbmiffiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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