chuffinessn.
/ˈtʃʌfɪnɪs/ Obsolete exc. dialect.
Chuffy state or quality, rudeness, churlishness, clownishness.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [noun] > surliness
churlnessa1500
churlishness1528
carlishness1552
surliness1587
insuavity1624
gruffness1691
chuffiness1731
bearishness1740
beardom1840
gruffiness1865
1731–1800 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Chuffiness, clownishness.
1812 M. Edgeworth Absentee xvi, in Tales Fashionable Life VI. 380 In spite of the chuffiness of his appearance, and churlishness of his speech.
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n.1731- to lay past
- to lay pipe
- to lay pipes
- to lay posts
- to lay praise, one's blessing, etc upon
- to lay prize, store upon
- to lay put on the shelf, also to set on shelf
- to lay put under the ditch
- to lay siege to, unto, about, against, before
- to lay simply lay down to his work
- to lay something full low
- to lay something in a person's light
- to lay something in one's dish
- to lay something low
- to lay something to a hazard
- to lay stress on
- to lay stress upon
- to lay stress, weight, emphasis on or upon
- to lay the bearings
- to lay the blame on
- to lay the bridle in a person's neck
- to lay the bridle on a person's neck
- to lay the buck
- to lay the case
- to lay the dust