MIFFED

annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, pissed off, riled, roiled, steamed, stung

(adjective) aroused to impatience or anger; “made an irritated gesture”; “feeling nettled from the constant teasing”; “peeved about being left out”; “felt really pissed at her snootiness”; “riled no end by his lies”; “roiled by the delay”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

miffed (comparative more miffed, superlative most miffed)

(informal) Somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed.

Verb

miffed

simple past tense and past participle of miff

Source: Wiktionary


MIFF

Miff, n. Etym: [Cf. Prov. G. muff sullenness, sulkiness, muffen to be silky, muffĂŻg sullen, pouting.]

Definition: A petty falling out; a tiff; a quarrel; offense. Fielding.

Miff, v. t.

Definition: To offend slightly. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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