- uppish
- adjective Date: 1677 uppity • uppishly adverb • uppishness noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
uppish
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Uppish — 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.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
uppish — index proud (conceited), supercilious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
uppish — [up′ish] adj. [< UP1 + ISH] Brit. var. of UPPITY uppishly adv. uppishness n … English World dictionary
uppish — uppishly, adv. uppishness, n. /up ish/, adj. Informal. arrogant; condescending; uppity. [1670 80; UP + ISH1] * * * … Universalium
uppish — adjective a) (circa 1678): Having plenty of money. b) Proud; arrogant; assuming; putting on airs of superiority … Wiktionary
uppish — Synonyms and related words: affected, brash, conceited, forward, high and mighty, highfalutin, hoity toity, overweening, presuming, pushful, pushing, putting on airs, self asserting, self assertive, self important, snobbish, snooty, snotty, stuck … Moby Thesaurus
uppish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. insolent, haughty, uppity. See insolence. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Informal. Characteristic of or resembling a snob: elitist, snobbish, snobby. Informal: high hat, snooty, stuck up,… … English dictionary for students
uppish — up·pish || ÊŒpɪʃ adj. conceited, proud, arrogant, snobbish, haughty … English contemporary dictionary
uppish — adjective informal arrogantly self assertive. Derivatives uppishly adverb uppishness noun … English new terms dictionary
uppish — a. (Colloq.) Proud, arrogant, haughty, assuming, smart, perk, perky … New dictionary of synonyms
