uppish
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- uppishly adverb
- uppishness noun
Etymology
Origin of uppish
Example Sentences
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Rachin Ravindra's flirt at Brydon Carse ended in the hands of gully, Daryl Mitchell spent 19 deliveries on nought before an uppish drive at Atkinson was well swooped on by Stokes at mid-off.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024
Buttler plays a loose, uppish drive that is taken nicely by Starc, swooping forward at mid-off.
From The Guardian • Aug. 23, 2015
Buttler plays a loose, uppish drive that is taken nicely by Starc, swooping forward at mid-off.
From The Guardian • Aug. 23, 2015
And of course, there are some flash expressions that have held over—and evolved into mainstream speech—like sans and uppish.
From Scientific American • Jun. 28, 2012
We are quite uppish and sniff at the tinned stuff in the supply dump, we want fresh vegetables.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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