huffish

9.9

Being bad-tempered and easily offended

adjective
/ˈhʌfɪʃ/

: malhumorado

His huffish attitude made it difficult for others to approach him.

Examples

After the disagreement, she remained huffish and avoided talking to anyone.
He grew huffish when no one praised his efforts at the meeting.
Jake is huffish.
Don't be so huffish!
After the argument, she felt huffish and was reluctant to engage in conversation.
He became huffish when his coworkers overlooked his contributions to the project.
The child's huffish demeanor suggested that he was upset about something.

Synonyms

sullen

vshuffish

26 4.7

Being quiet and bad-tempered, showing that a person is upset

is similar but also includes quick hurt and touchiness

surly

vshuffish

24 7.2

A person who is unfriendly and often angry in a rough or threatening way

is less openly hostile and more sulky or moody

snippy

vshuffish

18 6.7

Being short and rude in the way someone speaks

is quieter and more likely to brood or withdraw

hissy

vshuffish

Informal

12 8.3

Easily upset and reacting too much in a childish way

is more soberly moody and easily offended rather than childish

sulky

vshuffish

6 5.0

Quietly angry and not wanting to talk to others

adds a stronger sense of quick offense and touchiness

huffy

vshuffish

5 5.9

Quick to feel annoyed or offended by small remarks

is more about gloomy mood and brooding sensitivity

short-tempered

vshuffish

4 4.2

Quick to get angry or easily annoyed

is moodier and more prone to sulky withdrawal

ill-tempered

vshuffish

4 5.7

Easily annoyed and quick to get angry

has more emphasis on taking small slights as offense

snappish

vshuffish

2 7.2

Speaking in a short, angry way because you are annoyed

is more about overall sullen mood than speech style

chippy

vshuffish

1 9.1

Being easily annoyed and quick to feel offended

tends to be gloomier and more withdrawn when hurt

waspish

vshuffish

1 8.1

Easily annoyed and quick to speak sharply

is quieter and more about sulky offended feelings

snorty

vshuffish

1 9.7

Feeling annoyed and in a bad mood

is more about sulky mood and taking small slights seriously

splenitive

vshuffish

Archaic

1 9.9

Quick to become angry or take offense

leans more to silent moodiness than open anger

narky

vshuffish

1 9.9

Having a sharp, unfriendly tone that criticizes others

is less about sarcasm and more about moody offense

prickish

vshuffish

Offensive

1 8.9

Being rude and getting upset by small things

is moodier and sulkier rather than openly mean

ill-humored

vshuffish

1 7.0

Being often in a bad mood and unfriendly

tends more toward sensitive mood and taking offense

waspy

vshuffish

8.8

Quick to speak in a rude or angry way that hurts others

is less aggressive and more silently moody or sulky

chippie

vshuffish

9.9

Easily offended and quick to feel hurt by small comments or jokes

is more about quiet bad temper and brooding

crankish

vshuffish

8.3

Becoming easily annoyed and acting in a bad-tempered way

is more consistently moody and touchy rather than strange

bristly

vshuffish

6.4

Quick to get annoyed and show irritation

is darker in mood and more sulky than merely prickly

vinegarish

vshuffish

9.9

A person who has a sour, unfriendly mood and speaks sharply to others

is more about sensitivity to slight and brooding mood

a bit scorpy

vshuffish

Informal

9.9

Being a little angry and easily annoyed with people

is more deeply moody and quick to feel offended

growly

vshuffish

Informal

7.1

Showing irritation and wanting to be left alone

is more about inward moodiness and quick offense

Antonyms

cheerful

111 1.0

Happy in a way you show with a smile or friendly actions

easygoing

22 2.6

Being calm and relaxed and not easily upset

How Sulky

morose

15 7.9

sullen

26 4.7

huffish

9.9

touchy

33 4.9

irritable

32 3.7

Surface Forms

huffish positive

Morphology

huffish = huff (semi-transparent) = huff + ish

The suffix '-ish' suggests a quality or tendency, but the specific meaning of 'sullen or moody' is not directly derivable from 'huff'.

Etymology

The word huffish comes from the familiar word huff, which means a short angry mood or a quick feeling of being offended, plus the ending -ish, meaning 'somewhat' or 'tending to'. So huffish names a person who is easily sulky, moody, or ready to take offence.