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View usage for: (hʌfi) Word forms: comparative huffier, superlative huffiestadjectiveSomeone who is huffy is obviously annoyed or offended about something. [informal] I, in my turn, became embarrassed and huffy and told her to take the money back. Synonyms: sulky, irritable, moody, short More Synonyms of huffy huffily (hʌfɪli) adverb [ADVERB with verb] 'I appreciate your concern for my feelings,' Bess said huffily, 'but I'm a big girlnow'. huffy in American English (ˈhʌfi) adjectiveWord forms: ˈhuffier or ˈhuffiest1. easily offended; touchy Derived forms huffily (ˈhuffily) adverb huffiness (ˈhuffiness) noun Examples of 'huffy' in a sentencehuffy He always seemed so angry or huffy. Synonyms short choked crabbed edgy curt moping chippy (informal) shirty (slang, mainly British) pettish tooshie (Australian, slang) Opposites happy , gay , friendly , calm , pleasant , sunny , cheerful , good-humoured , amiable Additional synonymsDefinition feeling or expressing annoyance or rage an angry rant Synonyms furious, cross, heated, mad (informal), raging, provoked, outraged, annoyed, passionate, irritated, raving, hacked (off) (US, slang), choked, pissed (taboo, slang), infuriated, hot, incensed, enraged, ranting, exasperated, irritable, resentful, nettled, snappy, indignant, pissed off (taboo, slang), irate, tumultuous, displeased, uptight (informal), riled, up in arms, incandescent, ill-tempered, irascible, antagonized, waspish, piqued, hot under the collar (informal), on the warpath, hopping mad (informal), foaming at the mouth, choleric, splenetic, wrathful, at daggers drawn, in high dudgeon, as black as thunder, ireful, fit to be tied (slang), tooshie (Australian, slang), off the air (Australian, slang), aerated Synonyms bad-tempered, trying, difficult, cross, tough, harsh, sour, cynical, tart, perverse, prickly, irritable, acrimonious, surly, petulant, churlish, acrid, morose, ill-tempered, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, fretful, splenetic, captiousDefinition angry Everyone was getting bored and cross. Synonyms angry, impatient, irritable, annoyed, put out, hacked (off) (informal), pissed (taboo, slang), crusty, snappy, grumpy, vexed, pissed off (taboo, slang), sullen, surly, fractious, petulant, disagreeable, short, churlish, peeved (informal), ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), tooshie (Australian, slang), testy, fretful, waspish, in a bad mood, grouchy (informal), querulous, shirty (slang, British), peevish, splenetic, crotchety (informal), snappish, ill-humoured, liverish, captious, pettish, out of humour, hoha (New Zealand) - hue
- hue and cry
- huff
- huffy
- hug
- huge
- hugely
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