Apuff

//əˈpʌf// adj, adv

adj, adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Out of breath; puffing.

    "“No,” said Smoke. “Just a one-sided argument. What's the news, Alex? You're all apuff.”"

  2. 2
    worked up; visibly agitated.

    "Rookie policemen, apuff with zeal and a conviction anybody they arrested should get the book as an incorrigible miscreant, sometimes yiped loud and long about the judge's leniency."

Adverb
  1. 1
    While apuff.

    "She asked Charles to sign our names and address in the curly-backed notebook as Eth limped up the stairs apuff with all the luggage."

Example

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"“No,” said Smoke. “Just a one-sided argument. What's the news, Alex? You're all apuff.”"

Etymology

From a- + puff.

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