uppish
pronunciation
How to pronounce uppish in British English:
UK ['ʌpɪʃ]
How to pronounce uppish in American English:
US ['ʌpɪʃ]
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- Adjective:
- used colloquially of one who is overly conceited or arrogant
Word Origin
- uppish (adj.)
- 1670s, "lavish," from up (adv.) + -ish. Sense of "conceited, arrogant, proudly self-assertive" attested from 1734. Related: Uppishly; uppishness.
Example
- 1. Don 't get uppish with me , young lady !
- 2. Don 't be too uppish about it !
- 3. The world everywhere homosexuality is held being uppish parading greatly .
- 4. You are too uppish to me .
- 5. They were being frightfully uppish and rude .