uppity in English dictionary

  • uppity

    Meanings and definitions of "uppity"

    • Presumptuous, above oneself, self-important.
    • adjective
      Presumptuous, above oneself, self-important; arrogant, snobbish, haughty.
    • adjective
      Exceeding one's station or position (see usage note below for one example), assuming prerogatives to which one is not entitled.
    • adjective
      presumptuously arrogant; "had a witty but overweening manner"; "no idea how overweening he would be"- S.V.Benet; "getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"- NY Times

    Synonyms of "uppity" in English dictionary

    immodest, overweening, overweening are the top synonyms of "uppity" in the English thesaurus.

    • immodest · overweening
    • overweening

      presumptuously arrogant; "had a witty but overweening manner"; "no idea how overweening he would be"- S.V.Benet; "getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"- NY Times

    Grammar and declension of uppity

    • uppity ( comparative uppitier, superlative uppitiest)
    • uppity (comparative uppitier, superlative uppitiest)
  • Uppity

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