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Huffy   /hˈəfi/   Listen
Huffy

adjective
1.
Quick to take offense.  Synonyms: feisty, thin-skinned, touchy.
2.
Roused to anger.  Synonyms: mad, sore.  "She gets mad when you wake her up so early" , "Mad at his friend" , "Sore over a remark"






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"Huffy" Quotes from Famous Books



... get huffy!" remonstrated Noel. "Look at you! Anyone would think you had got the palsy. But you needn't pretend it's from Mrs. Pouncefort, because I ...
— The Rocks of Valpre • Ethel May Dell

... though a little huffy at being called dirty, deemed it best to comply, for he knew what a determined little person the Sparrow was; so he went to the Pond, ...
— Tales Of The Punjab • Flora Annie Steel

... don't need to get so sore about it. I don't go around asking folks can I give 'em a meal ticket all the time, let me tell you, and when I do—Oh rats! Say, I didn't mean to get huffy, Morty. But, doggone you, old man, you can't shake me this easy. I sye, old top, I'm peeved; yessir. We'll go Dutch to a lodging-house, or even walk ...
— Our Mr. Wrenn - The Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man • Sinclair Lewis

... the mistress?" she said to herself. "I have never known her so huffy." But Olivia, with difficulty recovering her calmness, busied herself in ministering ...
— Doctor Luttrell's First Patient • Rosa Nouchette Carey

... of some minutes, and then the lady, after fidgeting and arranging the folds of her brocade silk, resumed the conversation by saying, in a huffy tone, "May I inquire what you intend to do ...
— Eventide - A Series of Tales and Poems • Effie Afton


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