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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miffy

/ˈmɪ.fi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
miffy
IPA
/ˈmɪ.fi/
16
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Easily irritated or offended.

Informal

adj

Particular; fussy.

Dated; Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

From miff + -y.

Usage

Inflected Forms

miffier (comparative) miffiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

miffily miffiness

Rhymes With

iffy jiffy spiffy liffey biffy stiffy cliffy sniffy squiffy whiffy niffy yiffy

Questions

How do you pronounce miffy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪ.fi/.
What does miffy mean?
Easily irritated or offended.
Where does miffy come from?
From miff + -y.

How to pronounce miffy

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈmɪ.fi/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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