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- [huhf-ish]
- /ˈhʌf ɪʃ/
- /ˈhʌ.fɪʃ/
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- [huhf-ish]
- /ˈhʌf ɪʃ/
Definitions of huffish word
- adjective huffish peevish; irritable. 1
- adjective huffish swaggering; insolent; bullying. 1
- noun huffish Disposed to be blustering or arrogant; petulant. 1
- adjective huffish peevish; petulant; sulky 0
- adjective huffish inclined to be arrogant 0
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Origin of huffish
First appearance:
before 1745 One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1745-55; huff + -ish1
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Parts of speech for Huffish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
huffish popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
huffish usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for huffish
adj huffish
- angered — a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- annoyed — If you are annoyed, you are fairly angry about something.
- crabby — Someone who is crabby is bad-tempered and unpleasant to people.
- cross — If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
- crotchety — A crotchety person is bad-tempered and easily irritated.
adjective huffish
- angry — When you are angry, you feel strong dislike or impatience about something.
- exasperated — Simple past tense and past participle of exasperate.
Antonyms for huffish
adj huffish
- cheerful — Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
- delighted — If you are delighted, you are extremely pleased and excited about something.
- joyful — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
- happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
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