huffy

Other forms of huffy

comparative

huffier·

superlative

huffiest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about huffy

What does huffy mean?

huffy means "quick to take offense". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in huffy?

huffy has 2 syllables: huf-fy. The stress falls on "huf". In IPA it is /ˈhʌfi/.

What is another word for huffy?

Close synonyms include thin-skinned, feisty, touchy, mad, sore. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is huffy a common word?

huffy is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.