UPPISHLY

snobbishly, snootily, uppishly

(adverb) in a snobbish manner; “they snobbishly excluded their less wealthy friends from the party”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

uppishly (comparative more uppishly, superlative most uppishly)

In an uppish manner, arrogantly, with an air of superiority.

(cricket, of a ball, hit by a batsman) In an upward direction, with the chance of being caught.

Source: Wiktionary


UPPISH

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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CRISP

(adjective) (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; “a sharp photographic image”; “the sharp crack of a twig”; “the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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