10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MIFFINESS»
Discover the use of
miffiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
miffiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
miffiness . A tendency to take offence: coll and dial.: 1845, Ford's Handbook of
Spain. ... miffy. , adj. Easily offended: coll and dial.: C.18–20. Cibber, Blackmore.
Whence MIFFINESS. Also: ...
And then a glass, perhaps, in winter ; and then, and then—is it possible they may
manage to live on and greet me another year,—they and Androsace glacialis,
their peer in glory, and in general mimpish miffiness '? 1 Did you ever think you ...
Reginald John Farrer, 2011
... MIDWIFES MIDWIFING MIDWINTER MIDWINTERS MIDWIVED MIDWIVES
MIDWIVING MIDYEAR MIDYEARS MIEN MIENS MIFEPRISTONE
MIFEPRISTONES MIFF MIFFED MIFFIER MIFFIEST MIFFINESS MIFFINESSES
MIFFING MIFFS ...
Maliha Mendoza Mahmood, 2013
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
... informal snappishness, snappiness, chippiness, a short fuse; Brit. informal
shirtiness, stroppiness, rattiness; N.Amer. informal crankiness, orneriness,
soreheadedness; Austral./NZ informal snakiness; informal, dated miffiness;
literary choler.
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Miracles Happen: The Transformational Healing Power of ...
In Miracles Happen, Weiss, along with his daughter, Amy, shares these remarkable real-life stories to reveal how past-life regression holds the keys to our spiritual purpose.
Brian L. Weiss, Amy E. Weiss, 2012
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The Rosarian's Year-book for
For miffiness in a few subjects in' bed, or border, or pot, invites and propagates
mildew. Why it does so we must leave to the scientists to explain. But the fact is
patent as odour of Roses, that debility is in league with disease and death.
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Primulas, for garden and greenhouse
The one species that is in cultivation has a bad name for miffiness amongst
gardeners, which is entirely unjustified. This Himalayan Primula is very lovely.
The leaves are large and crinkled and toothed at the edges. They are covered
with a ...
Euan Hillhouse Methven Cox, George Crosbie Taylor, 1928
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: ...
Whence miffiness, q.v. Also: mit'ty. Apt to take offence: late C.17-18. (B.E.) Like
prec., ex miff, q.v. mighty. Very considerable in amount, size, degree: late C.16-20
: S.E. till ca. 1840, then familiar S.E. rapidly > coll. Borrow, 'mighty damage' (OED)
...
Eric Partridge, Paul Beale, 1984
My father's facecurdled withhis “difficultattimes” miffiness;he hatedto be corrected
by anyone. Since it was undignified togrump ata patient, he turned on me.“
Iassume you've gathered Tur Zillif's medical history?” “No charts in the bin,”I
answered ...
This doesn't work because the miffiness shows through, so Jonah withdraws from
the battle of nods and rolls another joint. At this point, Xavier embarks on his
theory. 'India, lack manee a beeg countray, souffers a crush under eetz own
weight.
