About The Word Uppish
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Uppish
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What's The Definition Of Uppish?
[adj] used colloquially of one who is overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Uppish: bigheaded | persnickety | proud | snooty | snot-nosed | snotty | stuck-up | too big for one's breeches Related Terms | Find terms related to Uppish: See Also | Uppish In Webster's Dictionary \Up"pish\, a. [From {Up}.]
Proud; arrogant; assuming; putting on airs of superiority.
[Colloq.] --T. Brown. -- {Up"pish*ly}, adv. [Colloq.] --
{Up"pish*ness}, n. [Colloq.]
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