Blunt; surly; clownish.--Todd's Johnson.
In New England, says Mr. Webster, this word expresses that displeasure which causes a swelling or surly look and grumbling, rather than heat and violent expressions of anger.
The etymology of this word is uncertain. Shakspeare applied the term fat chuffs to rich and avaricious people, as a term of contempt. In old French, joffu has a similar meaning to our chuffy.
The goddess drank; a chuffy lad was by,
Who saw the liquor with a grudging eye.
And grinning, cries, She's greedy more than dry.
Ovid. Met. b. v.