uppish
adjective
arrogant; condescending; uppity.
uppishness
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a word derived from
uppish.
Example Sentences
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Ye observe, it was only to throw cold water on the unthrifty flame of a mother’s pride that I said this, and to pull down uppishness from its heathenish temple in the heart, head-foremost.
From The Life of Mansie Wauch Tailor in Dalkeith, written by himself by David Macbeth Moir
Ye observe, it was only to p. 322throw cold wayter on the unthrifty flame of a mother’s pride that I said this, and to pull down uppishness from its heathenish temple in the heart, head-foremost.
From The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith by Charles Martin Hardie
The worst faults I had in my prime were conceit and uppishness, but they only came from my ignorance.
From The Devil's Garden by W. B. Maxwell
The husband saw and felt their coldness towards his wife, while Mrs. Phillips filled his ears with complaints of their uppishness, and their disagreeable ways.
From Mr. Hogarth's Will by Catherine Helen Spence
She felt, with a sense of triumph, that she had given Justine a pretty strong hint against "uppishness."
From The Treasure by Kathleen Thompson Norris
