ADJECTIVE | all | huffy, thin-skinned, feisty, touchy | quick to take offense |
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all | huffy, mad, sore | roused to anger |
Sounds | hhah'fiy | |
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Rhymes | apostrophe ... typography: 53 rhymes with fiy... |
Meaning | Quick to take offense. | |
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Synonyms | thin-skinned, feisty, touchy | |
Broader | sensitive | Susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others |
Spanish | enfadadizo, enojadizo, susceptible | |
Nouns | huffiness | a passing state of anger and resentment |
Meaning | roused to anger. | |
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Example | "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain | |
Synonyms | mad, sore | |
Broader | angry | Feeling or showing anger |
Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
Spanish | cabreado, enfadado, mosqueado | |
Catalan | empipat, emprenyat, enfadat, mosquejat | |
Nouns | huff | a state of irritation or annoyance |
huffiness | a passing state of anger and resentment | |
Adverbs | huffily | in a huffy manner |
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