- Huffishness
- Huffish Huff"ish, a. Disposed to be blustering or arrogant; petulant. -- {Huff"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Huff"ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Huffishness
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huffishness — See huffishly. * * * … Universalium
huffishness — noun a feeling of sulky resentment • Syn: ↑sulkiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑huffish, ↑sulky (for: ↑sulkiness) • Hypernyms: ↑resentment, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sulkiness — noun 1. a feeling of sulky resentment • Syn: ↑huffishness • Derivationally related forms: ↑huffish (for: ↑huffishness), ↑sulky • Hypernyms: ↑resen … Useful english dictionary
huffish — huffishly, adv. huffishness, n. /huf ish/, adj. 1. peevish; irritable. 2. swaggering; insolent; bullying. [1745 55; HUFF + ISH1] * * * … Universalium
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