uppish

[ uhp-ish ]

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adjectiveInformal.

arrogant; condescending; uppity.

Origin of uppish

First recorded in 1670–80; up + -ish¹

Other words from uppish

up·pish·ly, adverb
up·pish·ness, noun

Words Nearby uppish

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How to use uppish in a sentence

Larry was always proud and uppish, and carried his head a foot higher than his neighbours.
The World Before Them | Susanna Moodie
So all pitied the poor Vicar, despised his uppish, false-hearted wife, and most hated the young squire.
The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant | Alexander Johnstone Wilson
When dey runs across a right smart uppish cullered pusson how do dey settle wid him?
The Blue and The Gray | A. R. White
Thorbjorn Angle was very uppish and was arranging everything himself for the sports.
Grettir The Strong | Unknown
Yet our uppish people will eat nothing, drink nothing, wear nothing that is not French.
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for uppish

uppish

/ (ˈʌpɪʃ) /

adjective

British informal snobbish, arrogant, or presumptuous

Origin of uppish

C18: from up + -ish

Derived forms of uppish

uppishly, adverb
uppishness, noun

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