miffedadj.

1805 W. Clark Jrnl. 12 Mar. in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1987) III. 313 If miffed with any man he wishes to return when he pleases.

1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet I. xii. 289 ‘What needs she another..?’ answered my Thetis, a little miffed perhaps—to use the women's phrase—that I turned the conversation upon my former partner.

1851 M. Reid Scalp Hunters II. viii. 124 ‘No-o’, slowly drawled Rube, apparently ‘miffed’ at being thus interrupted.

1872 C. W. Stearns Black Man of South 51 He was respectful enough in his manner towards me, but was evidently miffed that I..should presume to criticize his way.

1879 Scribner's Monthly 18 637 Finally, one of the gentlemen, somewhat miffed, made some remark of dissatisfaction.

1904 E. Robins Magn. North i. 252 Don't get mifft, Colonel.

1907 N.Y. Evening Post (Semi-weekly ed.) 2 Sept. 4 He is a little miffed to find that there are other lawyers in the Cabinet whose advice the President prefers to his own.

1950 H. Calisher in New Yorker 30 Sept. 29/1 The bride looked miffed, then put out the cigarette-seeking hand.

1957 New Yorker 26 Oct. 82/2 The feminine contingent..was..more than a little miffed, to learn that London..had got married.

1971 N.Y. Times 29 Sept. 33/2 The decision to abandon him..was announced with due solemnity by the Moody Elves of the Miffed Minority.

1986 Making Music Apr. 30/1 Drummers find it so hard to play in time... I can feel the miffed vibes from fellow drummers.

1991 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 17 Nov. 4/2 Three blokes from Wynnum were a bit miffed when they arrived at their usual watering hole on Cup Day to discover that the place had been taken over for a women-only party.

1993 Sci. Fiction Age Jan. 50/1 When I asked the tour guide what whiskey was, he said in a miffed tone of voice, ‘If you'd been listening to what I said, you'd already know what whiskey is’.