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uppish

[ uhp-ish ]

adjective

, Informal.
  1. arrogant; condescending; uppity.


uppish

/ ˈʌpɪʃ /

adjective

  1. informal.
    snobbish, arrogant, or presumptuous
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈuppishly, adverb
  • ˈuppishness, noun
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Other Words From

  • uppish·ly adverb
  • uppish·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of uppish1

First recorded in 1670–80; up + -ish 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of uppish1

C18: from up + -ish
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Example Sentences

Larry was always proud and uppish, and carried his head a foot higher than his neighbours.

So all pitied the poor Vicar, despised his uppish, false-hearted wife, and most hated the young squire.

When dey runs across a right smart uppish cullered pusson how do dey settle wid him?

Thorbjorn Angle was very uppish and was arranging everything himself for the sports.

Yet our uppish people will eat nothing, drink nothing, wear nothing that is not French.

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