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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