What does uffish mean?
Uffish means (nonce word) grumpy, ill-tempered.
Uffish
/ˈʌfɪʃ/ · adjective
Meaning
(nonce word) grumpy, ill-tempered.
Example Sentences
And, as in uffish thought he stood, / The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, / Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, / And burbled as it came!
The Bellman looked uffish, and wrinkled his brow.
Its great Cham was Wells, whose highly readable prose flowed easily between the line-drawings of behemoths in the coal swamps and Neanderthal man looking uffish.
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Word Forms
- more uffish
- most uffish
Usage Notes
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And, as in uffish thought he stood, / The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, / Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, / And burbled as it came!
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