Uffish
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʌfɪʃ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Uffish is an adjective meaning (nonce word) grumpy, ill-tempered.
Meaning
(nonce word) grumpy, ill-tempered.
Example Sentences
The Bellman looked uffish, and wrinkled his brow.
And, as in uffish thought he stood, / The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, / Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, / And burbled as it came!
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.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fretful, snitchy, grumpish, musty, frumpy, foul-tempered.
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