tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022092318335450259.post4904258877051434830..comments2023-09-15T10:07:01.995-04:00Comments on Guess My Word: 9/6/2012Joonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022092318335450259.post-18806472851374350642012-09-07T10:43:02.897-04:002012-09-07T10:43:02.897-04:00my NOAD does list it as under the verb, but the ve...my NOAD does list it as under the verb, but the verb is tagged as "usu. <b>be miffed</b>". i have certainly seen adjective usages such as "in a miffed state".Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022092318335450259.post-5957094608772415942012-09-07T09:21:42.045-04:002012-09-07T09:21:42.045-04:00RHUD lists it as an adjective. OAD lists "mif...RHUD lists it as an adjective. OAD lists "miffed" under the verb entry. I see your point, but also I've never seen "miffed" as a direct modifier for a noun.Danchallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461596028979618714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022092318335450259.post-18046881646528189842012-09-06T19:30:08.258-04:002012-09-06T19:30:08.258-04:00i don't think of "miffed" as a past ...i don't think of "miffed" as a past tense; i think of it as a common adjective. to me, "miff" is an awkward inflected form. i have literally never wanted to use this as a transitive verb.Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022092318335450259.post-25909084244650903992012-09-06T18:42:12.902-04:002012-09-06T18:42:12.902-04:00I spent almost 6 minutes trying to come up with a ...I spent almost 6 minutes trying to come up with a word between "miff" and "miggle," certain that it wouldn't be a past tense, only to find when I put in "miffed" in desperation that it was the correct word. And then for some reason I was sure that "carpaccio" was spelled "carpaggio." Definitely not my day here.<br /><br />And then to top it off, I find another Lane has taken my place on the leaderboard. Ah, well!Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464478886392000515noreply@blogger.com