huffiness
i adjective, huff·i·er, huff·i·est.
1.
easily offended; touchy.
2.
offended; sulky: a huffy mood.
3.
snobbish; haughty.
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huff (hʌf) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a passing mood of anger or pique (esp in the phrase in a huff) |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to make or become angry or resentful |
| 3. | (intr) to blow or puff heavily |
| 4. | draughts Also: blow to remove (an opponent's draught) from the board for failure to make a capture |
| 5. | obsolete (tr) to bully |
| 6. | huffing and puffing empty threats or objections; bluster |
| [C16: of imitative origin; compare | |
| 'huffish | |
| —adj | |
| 'huffy | |
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| 'huffily | |
| —adv | |
| 'huffishly | |
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| huff (hʌf) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a passing mood of anger or pique (esp in the phrase in a huff) |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to make or become angry or resentful |
| 3. | (intr) to blow or puff heavily |
| 4. | draughts Also: blow to remove (an opponent's draught) from the board for failure to make a capture |
| 5. | obsolete (tr) to bully |
| 6. | huffing and puffing empty threats or objections; bluster |
| [C16: of imitative origin; compare | |
| 'huffish | |
| —adj | |
| 'huffy | |
| —adj | |
| 'huffily | |
| —adv | |
| 'huffishly | |
| —adv | |
| 'huffiness | |
| —n | |
| 'huffishness | |
| —n | |
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