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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.
Huffy definition: easily offended; touchy.. See examples of HUFFY used in a sentence.
huffy. Someone who is huffy is obviously annoyed or offended about something. I, in my turn, became embarrassed and huffy and told her to take the money back. 'I appreciate your concern for my feelings,' Bess said huffily, 'but I'm a big girl now.'. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
huffy. 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.
in a bad mood, especially because somebody has annoyed or upset you. She gets all huffy if you mention his name. Definition of huffy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective huffy, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
