fumy
- adjective
- Archaic
:
malhumorado
- After the argument, Mark sat in the corner looking fumy and silent.
Examples
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His fumy attitude made it difficult for others to approach him.
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Don't be so fumy about the situation!
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She became fumy after being left out of the group discussion.
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He looked fumy after losing the game.
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After losing the argument, she sat in silence, looking fumy and upset.
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His fumy expression showed that he wasn't happy with the decision both clearly and directly.
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Don't take his fumy remarks to heart; he is just frustrated with the situation.
Synonyms
19
3.9
Easily annoyed and often in a bad mood
8
7.1
Slightly annoyed because someone was rude or unfair
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5.0
Quietly angry and not wanting to talk to others
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9.7
Feeling annoyed and in a bad mood
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5.4
A person who looks angry and unfriendly because they frown
1
4.4
Feeling annoyed and often complaining about things
Showing irritation and wanting to be left alone
Being bad-tempered and quiet because of disappointment
Feeling a little annoyed or upset in a childish way
Antonyms
How Resentful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fumy can also mean quietly angry or annoyed and comes from the verb fume, which means 'to be angry' and imagine smoke rising. That's why a person who looks fumy seems sullen or irritated, like the 'smoke' of anger.