What's the difference between chuffy and huffy?

Chuffy


Definition:

  • (a.) Fat or puffed out in the cheeks.
  • (a.) Rough; clownish; surly.

Example Sentences:

Huffy


Definition:

  • (a.) Puffed up; as, huffy bread.
  • (a.) Characterized by arrogance or petulance; easily offended.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Romney gets all huffy: "I ran the state of Massachusetts as a governor ... and balanced the budget all four years," but doesn't mention that's required by law anyway.
  • (2) It's a mixture of good and bad, but the thing that's most striking is how ignorant most people are about these things, and how huffy and upset drug companies get when you start to talk about it.
  • (3) ▶ A bad spell: Ex-wizard Daniel Radcliffe boarded the controversy train from platform huffy as he renounced his support for the Lib Dems and attacked the Academy voters for overlooking Harry Potter in the Oscar nominations .
  • (4) In April 1982, just before a parliamentary by-election at Beaconsfield, the Labour candidate sent a huffy letter to the local paper denying that he was a Bennite.
  • (5) Plasmodium huffi Muniz, Soares & Battista is undoubtedly a synonym pro parte for the last.

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