huffily
In annoyed manner
Huffily means in a huffy manner—with obvious annoyance or petulant irritation.
Someone who responds huffily is making their displeasure known through tone or body language: She huffily gathered her things and left the meeting.
The word suggests a theatrical quality to the offense taken.
With fretful irritation
- petulantlyIn irritable, sulky manner
- sulkilyIn a brooding way
- testilyIn irritated manner
- snappishlyIn an irritable way
crankily · grumpily · grouchily · moodily · crossly · fretfully · querulously · churlishly
With bitter indignation
- righteouslyWith moral correctness
- disdainfullyWith arrogant dismissal
- scornfullyWith sneering contempt
- contemptuouslyWith scorn or derision
dismissively · haughtily · primly · stiffly · coldly · frostily · icily · pointedly
Rudely brief in speech
- abruptlyWithout gradual transition
- bluntlySpeaking without diplomacy
- grufflyIn a rough manner
- terselyIn few words
rudely · impolitely · discourteously · sharply · ungraciously · offhandedly · shortly · briskly
peevishly
With fretful irritation
- petulantlyIn irritable, sulky manner
- sulkilyIn a brooding way
- testilyIn irritated manner
snappishly · crankily · grumpily · grouchily · moodily · crossly · fretfully · querulously · churlishly · irritably
resentfully
With bitter indignation
- righteouslyWith moral correctness
- disdainfullyWith arrogant dismissal
- scornfullyWith sneering contempt
contemptuously · dismissively · haughtily · primly · stiffly · coldly · frostily · icily · pointedly · archly
curtly
Rudely brief in speech
tersely · rudely · impolitely · discourteously · sharply · ungraciously · offhandedly · shortly · briskly · snappily
huffilygood-naturedly
In an agreeable way
genially · cheerfully · pleasantly · amiably · warmly
huffilygraciously
With elegant kindness
humbly · courteously · politely · magnanimously · meekly
- huffing and puffingLabored, noisy respiration