Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a huffy or petulant manner or mood.
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- adverb In a
huffy manner
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- adverb in a huffy manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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MP Wayne Easter after the Feb. 19 incident said that Guergis refused to remove her blazer and footwear before going through a screening device, and then "huffily" removed her boots when asked by a screening officer after they set off an alarm.
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She huffily tossed everything into her bag and stompped out.
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Why give an agent 15% to do what I can do on my own? they ask huffily.
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Why give an agent 15% to do what I can do on my own? they ask huffily.
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Why give an agent 15% to do what I can do on my own? they ask huffily.
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“I wish you'd stop trying to steer this investigation to the clearly impossible,” Art said huffily.
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They huffily ordered him to halt this serious breach of protocol or he would be fired.
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As if Cheryl or Janice even stood a chance with a man like him, she thought huffily and glared back until they looked away.
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They huffily ordered him to halt this serious breach of protocol or he would be fired.
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The last Englishman to slip into this pre-retirement holding pen was Glenn Hoddle when as player‑manager at Swindon he would stroll elegantly about on the edge of his own penalty area pointing creatively and occasionally shrugging his shoulders huffily at the waywardness of the younger generation.
When a sportsman's elk-hunting days are over | Harry Pearson
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