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UPPISH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does uppish mean?
• UPPISH (adjective)
The adjective UPPISH has 1 sense:
1. (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
Familiarity information: UPPISH used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
Synonyms:
bigheaded; persnickety; snooty; snot-nosed; snotty; stuck-up; too big for one's breeches; uppish
Context example:
they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety
Similar:
proud (feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride)
Derivation:
uppishness (assumption of airs beyond one's station)
Context examples
He seemed an uppish old bird.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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