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miffy

/ˈmɪ.fi/

miffy adjective: easily irritated or offended.

Adjective

miffy (comparative miffier, superlative miffiest)

  1. (informal) Easily irritated or offended.
  2. (dated, informal) Particular; fussy.
    • "Over-watering" is not the result of putting on too much water at one time, but from watering too often. Daily sprinkling or turning the hose on root areas can be most injurious — especially to some miffy plants like rhododendrons and dogwoods.1967, Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin, volume 55, page 42

miffy meaning in Urdu and Bengali

miffy in Urdu

تنک مزاج

miffy in Bengali

সহজে বিরক্ত, ক্ষুব্ধ হয় এমন, খুঁতখুঁতে

Forms of miffy

comparativemiffier
superlativemiffiest

Origin of miffy

From miff + -y.

Words formed from miffy

Words that rhyme with miffy

1 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about miffy

What does miffy mean?
Miffy means easily irritated or offended.
What is miffy in Urdu?
Miffy in Urdu is تنک مزاج. See Miffy meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is miffy?
Miffy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce miffy?
Miffy is pronounced /ˈmɪ.fi/.

Words near miffy in the dictionary

  1. Mifflin
  2. Mifflin County
  3. Mifflins
  4. Mifflintown
  5. miffs
  6. miffy
  7. Mifsud
  8. Mifsuds
  9. mifty
  10. mig
  11. MIG Alley

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