UPPISHNESS

uppityness, uppishness

(noun) assumption of airs beyond oneā€™s station

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

uppishness (usually uncountable, plural uppishnesses)

The state, or an instance, of being uppish.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

29 November 2024

POPULATED

(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; ā€œthe area is well populatedā€; ā€œforests populated with all kinds of wild lifeā€


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The expression ā€œcoffee breakā€ was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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