uppish

up·pish

U0135500 (ŭp′ĭsh)adj. Informal Uppity.

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up′pish·ly adv.

uppish

(ˈʌpɪʃ) adjinformal Brit snobbish, arrogant, or presumptuous[C18: from up + -ish] ˈuppishly adv ˈuppishness n

up•pi•ty

(ˈʌp ɪ ti)

adj. Informal. inclined to be haughty, snobbish, or arrogant. [1875–80, Amer.; probably up + -ity] up′pi•ty•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

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 breechesproud - 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"

uppish

adjective1. Informal. Characteristic of or resembling a snob:elitist, snobbish, snobby.Informal: high-hat, snooty, stuck-up, uppity.2. Informal. Rude and disrespectful:assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart.Informal: brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppity.Slang: wise.

Translations

arroganteimpettito