miffy

American

[mif-ee] / ˈmɪf i /

adjective

Informal.

miffier, miffiest

touchy; inclined to take offense.

miffy British

/ ˈmɪfɪ /

adjective

informal easily upset; oversensitive

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Other Word Forms

miffily adverb
miffiness noun

Etymology

Origin of miffy

First recorded in 1690–1700; miff + -y ¹

Example Sentences

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Kratu gets very, very miffy if somebody does something before him, he suddenly gets this look, and I know there’s going to be trouble.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2020

She enjoyed the sounds of family—angry, miffy, joyful, and all else in between.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia

Maybe Mr. Robert was a little miffy because I hadn't been a mind reader and played Clifford for a favorite from the start.

From Torchy by Brehm, George

Says he, quite miffy like, 'Don't he know the way to court as well as I do?

From The Clockmaker Or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville by Haliburton, Thomas Chandler

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.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 by Various

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