huffy
part of speech
adjective (huffy, huffier, huffiest)
meaning for a pupil
1) Easily offended; quick to sulk. tree →
2) Sulky and annoyed because your feelings are hurt. tree →
sense in the lessons
An informal everyday word: «Don't get huffy». In Alice in Wonderland many creatures are huffy, taking offence at Alice's harmless words. In stories, a huffy character goes off in a sulk.
examples
- Don't get huffy just because you lost the game. tree →
- My sister gets huffy when we tease her. tree →
- The Caterpillar was very huffy with Alice. tree →
- He's in a huffy mood today. tree →
- Toad got huffy when his friends laughed at him. tree →
- The huffy cat refused to come in. tree →
note
Informal; comparative huffier, superlative huffiest. Related: «in a huff», «huff and puff» (to complain loudly; also the Big Bad Wolf's huffing and puffing).
Trees and pragmatics
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