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uppish

[uhp-ish]

adjective Informal.

arrogant; condescending; uppity.

Origin:
1670–80; up + -ish¹

Related forms

up·pish·ly, adverb

up·pish·ness, noun

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uppish (ˈʌpɪʃ)

—*adj*
	informal (Brit) snobbish, arrogant, or presumptuous

[C18: from up + -ish]

'uppishly

—*adv*

'uppishness

—n

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