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Wiktionary

  1. adj. nonce word grumpy, ill-tempered

Etymologies

  1. From its sound; Carroll explained the word as "a state of mind when the voice is gruffish, the manner roughish, and the temper huffish." (Wiktionary)

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  • chained_bear Yup. I stand in uffish thought a lot. Sometimes even in a tulgey wood. Dec 1, 2007

  • victoriapl from a line in Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky "And, as in uffish thought he stood" Dec 1, 2007

  • andrew.simone Until I figure out this words meaning, it is going under Words that ain't Dec 11, 2006

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‘uffish’ has been looked up 4593 times, loved by 1 person, added to 16 lists, commented on 3 times, and is not a valid Scrabble word.