What is another word for huffy?
448 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ hˈʌfɪ], [ hˈʌfɪ], [ h_ˈʌ_f_ɪ]
"Huffy" is an adjective that describes someone who is easily annoyed or in a bad mood. If you're looking for other words to describe this type of behavior, you could use "irritable," "testy," "peevish," or "touchy." These synonyms all share the same meaning as "huffy" and can be used interchangeably in many situations. Another good option could be "sullen," which typically describes someone who is silent or sulking instead of being openly angry. Ultimately, the word you choose will depend on the specific context and tone you're aiming for, but any of these synonyms will work well to convey the idea of someone who is easily irritated or upset.
Synonyms for Huffy:
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adj.
• irritable- acerbic ,
- acid ,
- acrimonious ,
- bellicose ,
- bitchy ,
- bitter ,
- caustic ,
- churlish ,
- crabbed ,
- cranky ,
- cross ,
- crusty ,
- easily offended ,
- irritable ,
- out of humor ,
- petty ,
- prickly ,
- snappish ,
- sour ,
- spiteful ,
- surly ,
- tart ,
- touchy ,
- Fretting ,
- Snarling ,
- brooding ,
- disputatious ,
- dissatisfied ,
- dyspeptic ,
- grumbling ,
- hypercritical ,
- oversensitive ,
- plaintive ,
- tense .
- Preening ,
- assured ,
- cocky ,
- conceited ,
- condescending ,
- confident ,
- crowing ,
- dismissive ,
- egoistic ,
- grand ,
- haughty ,
- high-and-mighty ,
- high-handed ,
- highhanded ,
- hoity-toity ,
- more dismissive ,
- narcissistic ,
- ostentatious ,
- self-glorying ,
- self-respecting ,
- smug ,
- stuck up ,
- swellheaded ,
- vain .
- Antagonized ,
- Convulsed ,
- Fuming ,
- Storming ,
- affronted ,
- chafed ,
- exacerbated ,
- ferocious ,
- fierce ,
- galled ,
- hateful ,
- heated ,
- impassioned ,
- inflamed ,
- infuriated ,
- ireful ,
- maddened ,
- outraged ,
- raging ,
- turbulent ,
- uptight .
- acrid ,
- awkward ,
- blunt ,
- cynical ,
- difficult ,
- gloomy ,
- glum ,
- harsh ,
- misanthropic ,
- saturnine ,
- tough ,
- trying ,
- unsociable .
- disorderly ,
- froward ,
- indocile ,
- indomitable ,
- intractable ,
- recalcitrant ,
- refractory ,
- restive ,
- scrappy ,
- uncompliant ,
- undisciplined ,
- unmanageable ,
- unruly ,
- wayward ,
- wild .
- fault finding ,
- more cussed ,
- more grousing ,
- more growling ,
- more out of sorts ,
- more out-of-sorts ,
- more whining ,
- most cussed ,
- most grousing ,
- most growling ,
- most out of sorts ,
- most out-of-sorts ,
- most whining ,
- waspier ,
- waspiest .
- more crybaby ,
- more pouting ,
- most crybaby ,
- most pouting ,
- un gracious ,
- un-gracious ,
- whinier ,
- whiniest ,
- whiny .
- fit be tied ,
- in tizzy ,
- more peed ,
- more steamed ,
- most peed ,
- most steamed ,
- pissed off ,
- steamed ,
- steaming ,
- td off .
Other synonyms:
- annoyed ,
- belligerent ,
- displeased ,
- fed up ,
- irritated ,
- put out ,
- upset .
Other relevant words:
• bad-tempered
• noun
- Cankered ,
- Moping ,
- Piqued ,
- Presuming ,
- Spleeny ,
- abrupt ,
- afflictive ,
- aggravated ,
- angered ,
- angry ,
- argumentative ,
- arrogant ,
- assumptive ,
- bad-humoured ,
- bad-tempered ,
- bilious ,
- bluff ,
- brainsick ,
- brusque ,
- bumptious ,
- capricious ,
- captious ,
- cavalier ,
- chesty ,
- choleric ,
- contentious ,
- crabby ,
- crazy ,
- cross-grained ,
- crotchety ,
- curmudgeonly ,
- curt ,
- cussed ,
- delicate ,
- delirious ,
- demented ,
- disagreeable ,
- disdainful ,
- disgruntled ,
- disturbed ,
- enraged ,
- exasperated ,
- excitable ,
- excited ,
- explosive ,
- feisty ,
- fiery ,
- fractious ,
- frantic ,
- fretful ,
- furious ,
- grouchy ,
- gruff ,
- grumpy ,
- harebrained ,
- hasty ,
- high hat ,
- highfalutin ,
- hot ,
- hot-blooded ,
- hot-tempered ,
- hotheaded ,
- huffish ,
- hurt ,
- hypersensitive ,
- ill-humoured ,
- ill-tempered ,
- impatient ,
- imperious ,
- important ,
- in a pet ,
- in a pique ,
- in a rage ,
- in a temper ,
- in high dudgeon ,
- incensed ,
- indignant ,
- insane ,
- insolent ,
- insulted ,
- irate ,
- irked ,
- livid ,
- lofty ,
- lordly ,
- mad ,
- masterful ,
- mean ,
- miffed ,
- moody ,
- nervous ,
- nettled ,
- offended ,
- ornery ,
- overbearing ,
- overhasty ,
- overweening ,
- painful ,
- passionate ,
- patchy ,
- peeved ,
- peppery ,
- peremptory ,
- perverse ,
- pettish ,
- pindling ,
- plucky ,
- pompous ,
- presumptuous ,
- pretentious ,
- prideful ,
- provoked ,
- pugnacious ,
- querulous ,
- quick ,
- quick-tempered ,
- raw ,
- resentful ,
- riled ,
- self-asserting ,
- self-assertive ,
- sensitive ,
- shirty ,
- short ,
- short-tempered ,
- shrewish ,
- sick ,
- snappy ,
- sniffy ,
- sore ,
- splenetic ,
- spunky ,
- stewed ,
- stiff-necked ,
- sulky ,
- sullen ,
- supercilious ,
- superior ,
- techy ,
- teed off ,
- temperamental ,
- tender ,
- testy ,
- tetchy ,
- thin-skinned ,
- ticklish ,
- toplofty ,
- ugly ,
- unbalanced ,
- unhinged ,
- unrestrained ,
- unstable ,
- uppish ,
- uppity ,
- vainglorious ,
- vexed ,
- volatile ,
- warm ,
- waspish ,
- wrathful ,
- wroth .
- Chuffy ,
- Hacked ,
- Mumpish ,
- at end of one's rope ,
- at end of rope ,
- bearish ,
- bent out of shape ,
- buffaloed ,
- bummed out ,
- burned up ,
- cantankerous ,
- cat-and-dog ,
- dissentious ,
- down in dumps ,
- down in mouth ,
- down in the dumps ,
- fighting mad ,
- gladiatorial ,
- grousing ,
- hopping mad ,
- hottempered ,
- in a tizzy ,
- in doldrums ,
- in the doldrums ,
- irascible ,
- nasty-tempered ,
- on the warpath ,
- out-of-sorts ,
- peed ,
- peeved off ,
- peevish ,
- petulant ,
- proud ,
- ructious ,
- seeing red ,
- steamed up ,
- t'd off ,
- tee'd off ,
- ticked off ,
- up set ,
- vinegarish ,
- vinegary ,
- warrer ,
- waspy ,
- wrecker .
- Chippy ,
- Hell ,
- bear ,
- bed ,
- bolshy ,
- contrariness ,
- curmudgeon ,
- dispute ,
- fuse ,
- narky ,
- obstreperous ,
- quick temper ,
- ratty ,
- sensitivity ,
- shrew ,
- spiky ,
- spoil ,
- stroppy ,
- truculent ,
- wear .
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How to use "Huffy" in context?
House furies are notoriously competitive and territorial animals. These creatures are known to be fierce protectors of their home, and are not afraid to make quick decisions in order to safeguard themselves and their territories. They often appear to be ferocious and angry Creatures, but this is only an act to keep others away, and in truth, these House furies are quite gentle creatures that are only interested in their own safety and well-being.
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