huffy
Quick to bristle
Huffy describes someone who is irritated and offended, often over something minor.
A huffy response suggests wounded pride or petulance: She got huffy when I suggested her directions were wrong.
The word implies the person's annoyance is slightly excessive or unwarranted—a huffy reaction is one you might roll your eyes at.
Mildly vexed
- grumpyIrritable in temperament
- crankyIll-tempered and peevish
- testyShort-tempered, easily provoked
- peevishHabitually fretful
petulant · grouchy · cross · snappy · tetchy · touchy · vexed · irascible
Feeling hurt or disrespected
- affrontedInsulted or disrespected
- insultedOffended by disrespect
- outragedExtremely angry, affronted
- aggrievedFeeling unjustly wronged
displeased · resentful · wronged · disrespected · spurned · slighted · umbrage · miffed
Wary and restrained
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- thin-skinnedEasily hurt by remarks
- reactiveTending to respond
- pricklySpiny or irritable
self-justifying · oversensitive · hypersensitive · insecure · paranoid · wary · distrustful · suspicious
Sullen in expression
- sullenSilently bad-tempered
- moodyProne to sullenness
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- glumQuietly dejected
morose · pouting · withdrawn · standoffish · cold · frosty · uncommunicative · tight-lipped
Bicycle company name
- cruiserVehicle for extended patrol
- vintageQuality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
- three-speedHaving triple gear ratios
classic · old-fashioned · basket · fenders · upright · leisurely · neighborhood · kickstand
annoyed
Mildly vexed
peevish · petulant · grouchy · cross · snappy · tetchy · touchy · vexed · irascible · impatient
offended
Feeling hurt or disrespected
aggrieved · displeased · resentful · wronged · disrespected · spurned · slighted · umbrage · miffed · piqued
guarded
Wary and restrained
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- thin-skinnedEasily hurt by remarks
- reactiveTending to respond
prickly · self-justifying · oversensitive · hypersensitive · insecure · paranoid · wary · distrustful · suspicious · territorial
pouty
Sullen in expression
glum · morose · pouting · withdrawn · standoffish · cold · frosty · uncommunicative · tight-lipped · stony
Schwinn
Bicycle company name
three-speed · classic · old-fashioned · basket · fenders · upright · leisurely · neighborhood · kickstand · bell
huffythick-skinned
Resistant to criticism
unflappable · easygoing · even-tempered · imperturbable · unfazed
huffyeasygoing
Relaxed in temperament
good-natured · good-tempered · amiable · agreeable · affable
huffylong-suffering
Patiently enduring hardship
forbearing · patient · tolerant · understanding · relaxed
- huff and puffBreathe heavily from effort
- huffing and puffingLabored, noisy respiration
- in a huffAnnoyed and showing it
- huffed and puffedBreathed hard from exertion
huff, huffed, huffing, huffily, huffiness, huffiest, huffier