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as in arrogant
having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude he's been acting very huffy ever since he was named head of the department

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Recent Examples of huffy The first, rather vacuous season hinges in part on whether the Russells’ neighbor—the huffy, old-money Agnes van Rhijn (Christine Baranski)—will ever cross Sixty-first Street to visit. Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 11 July 2025 Mister Terrific, who is not a humorous man but is very funny because of it, gets very huffy over Superman’s jibes and storms off. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025 Inevitably all this tumult attracts the attention of a trio of huffy rival confectioners, Slugworth (Paterson Joseph), Prodnose (Matt Lucas), and Fickelgruber (Mathew Baynton). Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Dec. 2023 Thus the mischief of the Allegretto scherzando was made more mischievous: Its huffy pace and hushed dialogues of oboes and flutes interrupted by scrubby strings. Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 13 May 2023 Opal, a huffy but tender Adrianna Mitchell, frowns beneath the frills she’s forced to wear by her mother Rabby (Benja Kay Thomas, taking everyone to church), and shares Juicy’s search for an alternative way to be. Naveen Kumar, Variety, 12 Apr. 2023 After one unexpectedly circuitous recovery mission, the X-ers sent a huffy correction to the Google Maps team. Steven Levy, WIRED, 17 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for huffy
Adjective
  • However, the Moon is at odds with Mars, encouraging grumpy and irritable reactions.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
  • However, such symptoms are hard to attribute to vaccines because infants can be irritable or fussy regardless of vaccination.
    Aria Bendix, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Some might see you as arrogant.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Jackson returns as Wes Bryant, a handsome, intelligent, but arrogant man who had just moved to Seattle and was revealed to be a new medical intern at Grey Sloan.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Reynolds is a tetchy tyrant, who, enabled by his sister, Cyril (Lesley Manville), has embraced a need to have things just so as a means of warding off vulnerability.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Or the public’s general distaste for being confronted with tetchy societal issues will still prevail; doom-scrolling should be done on one’s phone at home, not out in the world among other people.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The opt-out process escalates the company’s cavalier approach to intellectual property rights, potentially setting up a legal battle between Hollywood’s biggest studios and the AI start-up.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
  • However, some developers have gotten cavalier with what constitutes a remake — with Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us series being a prime example.
    George Yang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Avoid posting sensitive information like travel plans, birthdays or financial updates on social media.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The Creature, who remains nameless throughout the novel, develops into a sensitive and inquisitive soul, yet one shunned by the world for his appearance.
    Big Think, Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Under this heavy transit, your finances and intimate unions are touchy topics.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
  • What To Know In recent years, mounting economic pressures have also emerged as yet another touchy topic.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Huffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huffy. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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