huffy
1. quick to take offense • Syn: thin-skinned, feisty, touchy • Similar to: sensitive • Derivationally related forms: touchiness (for: touchy), huffiness 2. roused to anger - "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain - she gets mad when you wake her up so early - mad at his friend - sore over a remark • Syn: mad, sore • Similar to: angry • Derivationally related forms: soreness (for: sore), madness (for: mad), huff, huffiness • Usage Domain: colloquialism
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