huffishness

huffishness
See huffishly.

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  • 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

  • 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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