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单词 huffy
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huffy

adjective

ˈhə-fē How to pronounce huffy (audio)
huffier; huffiest
1
: haughty, arrogant
2
a
: roused to indignation : irritated
b
: easily offended : touchy
huffily
ˈhə-fə-lē How to pronounce huffy (audio)
adverb
huffiness
ˈhə-fē-nəs How to pronounce huffy (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • tetchy
  • thin-skinned
  • ticklish
  • touchy
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Example Sentences

Now, don't get huffy—I was only teasing. the comedy is about a huffy actress who loudly protests every perceived insult, no matter how slight
Recent Examples on the Web And before anyone gets huffy about the cost of living on the coasts, remember that those statewide thresholds would presumably apply to less costly inland California and New York, too. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 9 May 2021 Some homophobic military goons get huffy when Joe and Nicky kiss when captured, and then the bad guys get their butts whupped. Brian Truitt, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2020 Some homophobic military goons get huffy when Joe and Nicky kiss when captured, and then the bad guys get their butts whupped. Brian Truitt, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2020 Some homophobic military goons get huffy when Joe and Nicky kiss when captured, and then the bad guys get their butts whupped. Brian Truitt, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2020 Some homophobic military goons get huffy when Joe and Nicky kiss when captured, and then the bad guys get their butts whupped. Brian Truitt, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2020 Some homophobic military goons get huffy when Joe and Nicky kiss when captured, and then the bad guys get their butts whupped. Brian Truitt, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2020 Some homophobic military goons get huffy when Joe and Nicky kiss when captured, and then the bad guys get their butts whupped. Brian Truitt, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2020 Some homophobic military goons get huffy when Joe and Nicky kiss when captured, and then the bad guys get their butts whupped. Brian Truitt, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

huffy

adjective

ˈhə-fē How to pronounce huffy (audio)
huffier; huffiest
: easily offended or angered : petulant

huffy

adjective

1
as in irritable
easily offended the comedy is about a huffy actress who loudly protests every perceived insult, no matter how slight

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • irritable
  • tetchy
  • sensitive
  • touchy
  • thin-skinned
  • ticklish
  • peevish
  • petulant
  • snappish
  • grumpy
  • hypersensitive
  • grouchy
  • irascible
  • testy
  • snippy
  • oversensitive
  • waspish
  • crotchety
  • snarky
  • supersensitive
  • pettish
  • crabby
  • querulous
  • cantankerous
  • stroppy
  • curmudgeonly
  • ornery
  • surly
  • dyspeptic
  • choleric
  • disagreeable
  • raspy
  • bilious
  • cranky
  • tender
  • snippety
  • stuffy
  • short-tempered
  • cross
  • ill-tempered
  • ratty
  • quick-tempered
  • ill-humored
  • cross-grained
  • prickly
  • perverse
  • ill-natured
  • snappy
  • bearish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • amiable
  • agreeable
  • unconcerned
  • easygoing
  • thick-skinned
  • good-natured
  • carefree
  • relaxed
  • forbearing
  • good-tempered
  • well-disposed
  • understanding
  • obliging
  • happy-go-lucky
  • long-suffering
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2
as in arrogant
having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude he's been acting very huffy ever since he was named head of the department

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • arrogant
  • cavalier
  • sniffy
  • uppity
  • supercilious
  • bumptious
  • haughty
  • superior
  • smug
  • assumptive
  • pompous
  • chesty
  • important
  • domineering
  • pretentious
  • uppish
  • imperious
  • high-and-mighty
  • presumptuous
  • dominant
  • hifalutin
  • huffish
  • peremptory
  • high-handed
  • condescending
  • presuming
  • masterful
  • toplofty
  • highfalutin
  • patronizing
  • authoritarian
  • snooty
  • dominating
  • proud
  • bossy
  • impudent
  • overweening
  • lordly
  • self-assertive
  • disdainful
  • snobbish
  • snobby
  • lofty
  • saucy
  • stiff-necked
  • high-hat
  • magisterial
  • pontificating
  • toploftical
  • boastful
  • cocky
  • blusterous
  • bombastic
  • self-asserting
  • pontifical
  • impertinent
  • swaggering
  • braggart
  • bragging
  • conceited
  • vainglorious
  • egocentric
  • hubristic
  • complacent
  • narcissistic
  • blustery
  • braggy
  • self-satisfied
  • uninhibited
  • vain
  • egotistic
  • prideful
  • egoistic
  • self-complacent
  • egotistical
  • stuck-up
  • brash
  • self-conceited
  • self-centered
  • immodest
  • egoistical
  • extroverted
  • self-applauding
  • unreserved
  • self-pleased
  • self-flattering
  • self-affected
  • self-promoting
  • extraverted
  • orgulous
  • forward
  • self-loving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • humble
  • modest
  • sheepish
  • timid
  • bashful
  • lowly
  • subdued
  • unpretentious
  • shy
  • diffident
  • passive
  • demure
  • mousy
  • introverted
  • meek
  • shrinking
  • deferential
  • acquiescent
  • unaggressive
  • unassertive
  • unassuming
  • mousey
  • submissive
  • unarrogant
  • compliant
  • quiet
  • unobtrusive
  • cringing
  • self-doubting
  • yielding
  • cowering
  • overmodest
  • self-critical
  • reserved
  • retiring
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