UPPISH

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

(adjective) (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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

uppish (comparative more uppish, superlative most uppish)

(since circa 1678) Having plenty of money.

(colloquial) proud; arrogant; assuming

(cricket, of a shot) In which the ball is hit into the air, with the chance of being caught.

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Source: Wiktionary


Up"pish, a. Etym: [From Up.]

Definition: Proud; arrogant; assuming; putting on airs of superiority. [Colloq.] T. Brown.

– Up"pish*ly, adv. [Colloq.] -- Up"pish*ness, n. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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