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Definition of Huffishness
1. Noun. A feeling of sulky resentment.
Generic synonyms: Bitterness, Gall, Rancor, Rancour, Resentment
Derivative terms: Huffish, Sulky
Lexicographical Neighbors of Huffishness
Literary usage of Huffishness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"huffishness, (huf'-f jsh-nes) n.*. Petulance ; arrogance. HUG, (hug) B. s.
Close embrace ; a particular gripe in wrestling. To HUG, (hug) t'. a. ..."
2. The Leisure Hour edited by William Haig Miller, James Macaulay, William Stevens (1894)
"The innkeeper put down his tray of mugs and answered with huffishness —not a soul
present had ever owed him a halfpenny ; his remark, therefore, ..."
3. The Musical World (1867)
"To ascribe Victoria's return to life to, a sonata, rather than to Lord Derby or
Lord John Russell, is sheer huffishness. The writer should be henceforth ..."
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