uppish

up·pish (

sh)

adj. Informal

Uppity.

uppish·ly adv.

uppish [ˈʌpɪʃ]

adj

Brit informal snobbish, arrogant, or presumptuous

[from up + -ish]

uppishly adv

uppishness n

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Adj.

uppish - (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety"

bigheaded, persnickety, snooty, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, too big for one's breeches

proud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"

Translations

uppish [ˈʌpɪʃ] uppity [ˈʌpɪtɪ] ADJ (Brit) → presumido, engreído
to get uppish → presumir, darse aires de importancia

uppish [ˈʌpɪʃ] adj (Brit) (fam) → con la puzza al or sotto il naso
to get uppish → darsi importanza

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above arrogant bigheaded elitist haughty hoity-toity overconfident overweening persnickety presumptuous snobbish snooty snot-nosed snotty stuck-up supercilious too big for one's breeches uppity	But of the uppish ones there was one officer in particular I could not endure. Notes from the Underground by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context For the next four days he lived a simple and blameless life on thin captain's biscuits (I mean that the biscuits were thin, not the captain) and soda-water; but, towards Saturday, he got uppish, and went in for weak tea and dry toast, and on Monday he was gorging himself on chicken broth. Three Men In A Boat (To Say Nothing Of The Dog) by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context he showed us to our seats, not the smallest acknowledgment of our kindness in giving such munificent orders did we draw from him, he hovered around the table as if it would be unsafe to leave us with his knives and forks (he should have seen her knives and forks), when we spoke to each other he affected not to hear, we might laugh but this uppish fellow would not join in. Margaret Ogilvy by Barrie, James Matthew View in context	Upper Silesia Upper strake upper surface Upper ten thousand Upper topsail Upper transit Upper Tunguska Upper Volta upper works Upper world upper-case upper-case letter upper-class upper-crust upper-division upper-level upper-lower-class upper-middle-class Upper-Normandy uppercase upperclassman uppercut uppermost Uppertendom Uppile uppish uppishly uppishness uppity uppityness Upplight Uppluck UPPP Uppricked Upprop Uppsala upraise upraised uprate uprear Upridged upright Upright drill upright piano Uprighteously uprightly uprightness uprise uprising Uprist upriver	upperhand uppermost uppermost uppers uppers uppers uppers uppers Uppertendom Upperthorpe Healthy Living Centre Upperville Volunteer Fire Department UPPET UPPF UPPFI UPPHT UPPI Uppile upping upping upping upping block upping sticks upping sticks upping sticks upping sticks upping sticks upping the ante upping the ante upping the ante upping the ante uppish uppishly uppishly uppishness uppishness uppity uppity uppityness uppityness UPPKS UPPL Uppland Rune Inscription 195 Uppland Rune Inscription 195 Uppland Runic Inscription 195 Uppland Runic Inscription 195 Upplands NätverksProgram Upplands regemente (signal) Upplight Uppluck Upplysning om Kommunismen UPPM UPPMD UPPO UPPP UPPP UPPP Uppper Perkiomen Parents of Special Education Students UPPPRE UPPR UPPRI Uppricked

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above
arrogant
bigheaded
elitist
haughty
hoity-toity
overconfident
overweening
persnickety
presumptuous
snobbish
snooty
snot-nosed
snotty
stuck-up
supercilious
too big for one's breeches
uppity

But of the uppish ones there was one officer in particular I could not endure.

Notes from the Underground by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context

For the next four days he lived a simple and blameless life on thin captain's biscuits (I mean that the biscuits were thin, not the captain) and soda-water; but, towards Saturday, he got uppish, and went in for weak tea and dry toast, and on Monday he was gorging himself on chicken broth.

Three Men In A Boat (To Say Nothing Of The Dog) by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context

he showed us to our seats, not the smallest acknowledgment of our kindness in giving such munificent orders did we draw from him, he hovered around the table as if it would be unsafe to leave us with his knives and forks (he should have seen her knives and forks), when we spoke to each other he affected not to hear, we might laugh but this uppish fellow would not join in.

Margaret Ogilvy by Barrie, James Matthew View in context

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