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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

huffish

/ˈhʌfɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
huff-ish
IPA
/ˈhʌfɪʃ/
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

arrogant; petulant.

Etymology

From huff + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more huffish (comparative) most huffish (superlative)

Derived Forms

huffishly huffishness

Synonyms

sulky

Questions

How do you pronounce huffish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhʌfɪʃ/.
What does huffish mean?
arrogant; petulant.
Where does huffish come from?
From huff + -ish.

How to pronounce huffish

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