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huffy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhʌfi/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English huff Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English huffy From huff + -y.

Meanings

  1. (informal) Angry, annoyed, indignant or irritated.
  2. (informal) Easily offended; thin-skinned or touchy.
  3. (informal) Haughty, arrogant.
  4. (informal) Puffed up.
    • huffy bread

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
huffier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
huffiest Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

huffy-puffy · huffiness · huffily

Translations (20)

cs nedůtklivý (Easily offended) · cs zpruzený (Angry, annoyed) · de verärgert (Angry, annoyed) · sv irriterad (Angry, annoyed) · bg раздразнителен (Angry, annoyed) · ga stuacach (Easily offended) · pl obrażony (Angry, annoyed) · ga stuacach (Angry, annoyed) · nl geïrriteerd (Angry, annoyed) · pl obrażalski (Easily offended) · af geïrriteer (Angry, annoyed) · de empfindlich (Easily offended) · cs popudlivý (Easily offended) · fr susceptible (Easily offended) · fr vexé (Angry, annoyed) · sv känslig (Easily offended) · sv arg (Angry, annoyed) · cs podrážděný (Angry, annoyed) · sv lättstött (Easily offended) · bg докачлив (Easily offended)