uppishlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈʌpᵻʃli/, U.S.

/ˈəpᵻʃli/

Etymology: < uppish adj. + -ly suffix².

a. Cricket. Of the ball, etc.: in a slightly upward direction, esp. so as to give some chance of a catch.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > bowling > [adverb] > motion of ball

full pitch1825

uppishly1904

1904 P. F. Warner How we recovered Ashes 109 Just after he had passed his hundred, he sent one uppishly through the slips.

1955 A. Ross Australia 55 137 Hutton..then turned Archer a shade uppishly through the short~legs.

1963 Times 11 Jan. 10/6 Guest..drew one false stroke out of Dexter which went uppishly past gully.

b. In an uppish (sense 2d) manner.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > [adverb]

fastuously1654

pensily1725

with one's head in the air1788

pretentiously1848

uppishly1911

snottily1927

snootily1940

1911 G. B. Shaw Shewing-up Blanco Posnet Pref. in Doctor's Dilemma 307 The majority of the Committee began by taking its work uppishly and carelessly.

1960 M. Spark Ballad of Peckham Rye vii. 141 ‘Miss Merle Coverdale, one of my unofficial helpers,’ Dougal said uppishly.

1981 Times Lit. Suppl. 26 June 727/2 Rowland Lacy, wooer of the uppishly poised Rose.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	uppishly
释义	uppishlyadv. Brit. /ˈʌpᵻʃli/, U.S. /ˈəpᵻʃli/ Etymology: < uppish adj. + -ly suffix². a. Cricket. Of the ball, etc.: in a slightly upward direction, esp. so as to give some chance of a catch. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > bowling > [adverb] > motion of ball full pitch1825 uppishly1904 1904 P. F. Warner How we recovered Ashes 109 Just after he had passed his hundred, he sent one uppishly through the slips. 1955 A. Ross Australia 55 137 Hutton..then turned Archer a shade uppishly through the short~legs. 1963 Times 11 Jan. 10/6 Guest..drew one false stroke out of Dexter which went uppishly past gully. b. In an uppish (sense 2d) manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > [adverb] fastuously1654 pensily1725 with one's head in the air1788 pretentiously1848 uppishly1911 snottily1927 snootily1940 1911 G. B. Shaw Shewing-up Blanco Posnet Pref. in Doctor's Dilemma 307 The majority of the Committee began by taking its work uppishly and carelessly. 1960 M. Spark Ballad of Peckham Rye vii. 141 ‘Miss Merle Coverdale, one of my unofficial helpers,’ Dougal said uppishly. 1981 Times Lit. Suppl. 26 June 727/2 Rowland Lacy, wooer of the uppishly poised Rose. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1904
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