huffishness
- noun
- /ˈhʌfɪʃnəs/
:
malhumor
- There was a noticeable huffishness in his reply, suggesting he was offended by the criticism.
Examples
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Her persistent huffishness made it difficult to resolve even minor disagreements.
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Her huffishness was evident when she refused to speak.
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After not being invited, he displayed a quiet huffishness for the rest of the evening.
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He often displays a huffishness that makes others uncomfortable.
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After not being invited, he displayed a quiet huffishness for the rest of the evening.
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Her persistent huffishness made it difficult to resolve even minor disagreements.
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There was a noticeable huffishness in his reply, suggesting he was offended by the criticism.
Synonyms
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7.0
A short fit of anger when someone sulks or leaves
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4.3
Frequent changes in feelings that make someone sad, angry, or sulky
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4.3
A time of refusing to talk because you feel annoyed or disappointed
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7.9
A quiet, gloomy mood that shows anger or hurt
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4.0
A feeling of anger and bitterness after a disagreement
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8.4
A gloomy, unfriendly mood that makes a person quiet and hard to approach
A quiet unhappy mood when someone shows anger or hurt feelings
A short annoyed mood where a person acts sulky
A quiet unhappy mood that shows on a person's face or in their body language
A mood of being quiet and annoyed
Antonyms
How Sulky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Huffishness comes from the small word huff, which can mean 'a short angry breath' or a quiet sulk, with the endings -ish and -ness to make it a state or quality. So huffishness is the state of being sulky, irritable, or quietly offended, like someone who is in a 'huff'.