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huffily

/ˈhʌfɪli/

huffily adverb: in a huffy manner.

Adverb

huffily (comparative more huffily, superlative most huffily)

  1. In a huffy manner.
    • "Needn't answer if you don't want to," said the man huffily.1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 522

Forms of huffily

comparativemore huffily
superlativemost huffily

Origin of huffily

From huffy + -ly.

Words that rhyme with huffily

Questions about huffily

What does huffily mean?
Huffily means in a huffy manner.
What part of speech is huffily?
Huffily is an adverb.
How do you pronounce huffily?
Huffily is pronounced /ˈhʌfɪli/.

Words near huffily in the dictionary

  1. huffer
  2. huffers
  3. Huffie
  4. huffier
  5. huffiest
  6. huffily
  7. huffin'
  8. Huffine
  9. Huffines
  10. huffiness
  11. huffing

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