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stuck-up
[ stuhk-uhp ]
/ ˈstʌkˈʌp /
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Origin of stuck-up
First recorded in 1820–30
OTHER WORDS FROM stuck-up
stuck-upness, nounWords nearby stuck-up
STUC,
stucco,
stuccowork,
stuck,
Stuckism,
stuck-up,
stuck with,
stud,
stud bolt,
studbook,
studded tire Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Words related to stuck-up
arrogant,
cocky,
conceited,
condescending,
egotistic,
haughty,
high-and-mighty,
hoity-toity,
ostentatious,
patronizing,
pompous,
pretentious,
puffed up,
snippy,
snooty,
snotty,
too big for one's britches,
uppity,
vain How to use stuck-up in a sentence
“I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.
In that photo, Merabet has a big smile that spreads across his whole face and lights up his eyes.
We won't find out this season, though it comes up occasionally.
Kickstarter is one start-up platform that seems to have realized the danger.
The most recent issue contains detailed instructions for building car bombs, and the magazine frequently draws up hit-lists.
What need to look to right or left when you are swallowing up free mile after mile of dizzying road?
Most of the men leaped up, caught hold of spears or knives, and rushed out.
Some weeks after, the creditor chanced to be in Boston, and in walking up Tremont street, encountered his enterprising friend.
In less than ten minutes, the bivouac was broken up, and our little army on the march.
The bride elect rushes up to him, and so they both step down to the foot-lights.
British Dictionary definitions for stuck-up
adjective
informal conceited, arrogant, or snobbish
Derived forms of stuck-up
stuck-upness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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