Swollen with vanity, pride, etc.; self-important, pompous; haughty, scornful; = puffed, adj. 1. Cf. huffing, adj. 2. Obsolete.
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释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [adjective] > contemptuous > expressing contempt vocally (3) puffing1566 Swollen with vanity, pride, etc.; self-important, pompous; haughty, scornful; = puffed, adj. 1. Cf. huffing, adj. 2. Obsolete. pooh-poohy1876 inclined to pooh-pooh things. pooh-poohing1903 That expresses contempt or disdain for something; that dismisses something in a contemptuous manner. |
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