uppish
adjective
arrogant; condescending; uppity.
uppishness
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a word derived from
uppish.
Example Sentences
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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
This would trouble and irritate some people; the sublime equanimity of the hired boatman under the ordeal affords us a beautiful lesson against ambition and uppishness.
From Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome
There's been a gradual increase of uppishness towards me.
From Hobson's Choice by Harold Brighouse
They should not have allowed themselves to assume that the "uppishness" was due to want of that humility which they rightly expected in their pupils.
From The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography by John St. Loe Strachey
"Curse it all!" said Mr. Ludolph, with much irritation; "I thought there would be trouble with your uppishness."
From Barriers Burned Away by Edward Payson Roe
