stuck-up

[ stuhk-uhp ]

/ ˈstʌkˈʌp /

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adjective Informal.

snobbishly conceited.

Nearby words

stuccowork, stuck, stuck for, be, stuck on, be, stuck with, stuck-up, stuckism, stud, stud bolt, stud fee, stud poker

Origin of stuck-up

First recorded in 1820–30

SYNONYMS FOR stuck-up

vain, arrogant, snobbish, snooty.

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Related forms

stuck-up·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for stuck-up

Failing that, we were labeled "coincées," stuck-up prudes who didn't understand men and didn't know how to have fun.
The DSK Case: Flirting, Groping, and Rape|Nina Sutton|May 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Americans are not so frightfully formal and stuck-up as we English.
Girls of the True Blue|L. T. Meade
A prig is a stuck-up silly creature, and a prude is always thinking everything wicked.
The Maidens' Lodge|Emily Sarah Holt
If that stuck-up mollycoddle thinks he can talk about kicking me and get away with it hes all wrong, believe me!
Full-Back Foster|Ralph Henry Barbour

Lady Driffield is a stuck-up sort of person, who only cares about her own set and relations.
The History of David Grieve|Mrs. Humphry Ward
I wouldn't say stuck-up and I wouldn't say airy, but I will say as she's most changed.
Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs|Anne Warner

British Dictionary definitions for stuck-up

stuck-up

adjective

informal conceited, arrogant, or snobbish

Derived Forms

stuck-upness, noun

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