uppishadj.

Brit.

/ˈʌpɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈəpɪʃ/

Forms: Also 1700s–1800s upish.

Etymology: < up adv.² + -ish suffix¹.

†1.

a. Flush of money. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective] > well-off

wellc1405

sufficient1436

full?1483

suffisant1484

beina1525

warmc1571

well-breeched1571

meaned1605

well-meaned1605

well-lined1611

substanced?1614

well-circumstanced1643

forehanded1658

uppish1678

easy1701

brownstone1780

forehand1784

solid1788

well-to-do1794

snug1801

strong farmer1802

well-fixed1822

unindigent1830

well off1842

fixed1844

comfortably offc1850

heeled1871

well-heeled1871

well in1888

independent1893

1678 in Pollock Popish Plot (1903) App. B. 382 The one saying to the other that..he would treat him..with wine and oysters, whereupon the other replied..: ‘What you are uppish then, are you?’

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Uppish, rampant, crowing, full of Money. He is very Uppish, well lined in the Fob; also brisk.

†b. Elevated in station. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [adjective] > exalted in rank

higheOE

stern of slatec1300

greatc1325

differentc1384

excellentc1400

haught1470

upper1477

elevate?1504

of sort1606

sublime1606

eminenta1616

exalted1623

elevated1665

uppish1797

ranking1847

high-up1848

high-ranking1850

superimposed1861

salt1868

top-ranking1936

1797 Hubbub 7 No sooner did he get a little uppish in the world, than [etc.].

†a. Elated; in high spirits; cock-a-hoop.Common in the early years of the 18th century, frequently const. upon. Johnson (1755) defines as ‘proud; arrogant’ and adds ‘A low word’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [adjective] > elated

jollyc1305

elated1615

elevateda1640

on (also upon) the high ropes (also rope)1672

high1695

elate1702

uppisha1704

vaudyc1720

in fine (also good, high) leg1808

exalté1831

in high snuff1840

bucked1907

thrilled1908

twitterpated1942

α.

a1704 T. Brown Comical View London & Westm. (new ed.) in Wks. (1707) I. ii. 56 Half-pay Officers at the Parade very uppish upon the Death of the King of Spain.

1708 T. Cockman in Ballard MSS. XXI. 81 Ye Brittish Papists were mighty uppish upon ye attempt made upon Scotland.

1722 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 643 The Jacobites are uppish, and very big in their hopes.

1746 in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. i. 289 I fear the Victory will have very bad consequences, if it render the Ministry uppish and secure.

β. 1710 Wentworth Papers (1883) 122 The Torys are very upish and expect all to come in for Places.1712 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 25 Jan. (1948) II. 471 I find Dingley smelt a rat; because the Whigs are upish; but if ever I hear that word again, I'll uppish you.a1805 A. Carlyle Autobiogr. (1860) viii. 154 He agreed with me that they [sc. the Jacobites] had less ground for being so sanguine and upish than they imagined.

†b. Elevated with drink. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [adjective] > drunk > partially drunk

merrya1382

semi-bousyc1460

pipe merry1542

totty1570

tipsy1577

martin-drunk1592

pleasant1596

mellow1611

tip-merry1612

flustered1615

lusticka1616

well to live1619

jolly1652

happy1662

hazy1673

top-heavy1687

hearty1695

half-seas-over1699

oiled1701

mellowish1703

half channelled over1709

drunkish1710

half-and-half1718

touched1722

uppisha1726

tosie1727

bosky1730

funny1751

fairish1756

cherry-merry1769

in suds1770

muddy1776

glorious1790

groggified1796

well-corned1800

fresh1804

to be mops and brooms1814

foggy1816

how-come-ye-so1816

screwy1820

off the nail1821

on (also, esp. in early use, upon) the go1821

swipey1821

muggy1822

rosy1823

snuffy1823

spreeish1825

elevated1827

up a stump1829

half-cockedc1830

tightish1830

tipsified1830

half shaved1834

screwed1837

half-shot1838

squizzed1845

drinky1846

a sheet in the wind1862

tight1868

toppy1885

tiddly1905

oiled-up1918

bonkers1943

sloshed1946

tiddled1956

hickey-

a1726 J. Vanbrugh Journey to London (1728) iii. i. 37 Lady Head. Not so drunk, I hope, but that he can drive us? Serv. Yes, yes, Madam, he drives best when he's a little upish.

c. Ready to take offence; short-tempered, peevish. Now dialect or Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > touchiness > [adjective]

stomaching1579

pepper-nosed1580

ticklish1581

touchy1602

sensible1613

touchousa1618

tender1641

tickly1661

indigestive1670

snuffy1678

huffy1680

snuffish1689

sorea1694

mifty1699

resentive1710

sensitive1735

uppish1778

miffish1790

miffy1810

stomachy1825

porcupinish1829

insultable1841

offensible1846

highty-tighty1847

prickly1853

fuffy1858

piquable1860

offendable1864

raw1864

ear-sore1865

uffish1871

porcupiny1890

feisty1896

ticklish-tempered1897

toey1930

1778 F. Burney Evelina II. xxiv. 230 Miss is so uppish this morning, that I think I had better not speak to her again.

1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Uppish, testy, apt to take offence.

1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 460 A man prone to take offence is said to be uppish:—or pepperish; apt to be hot.

1863 F. E. G. Carey-Brock Margaret's Secret ii. 31 When I used to find fault he would get uppish with me, and answer back rudely.

d. Inclined to be ‘stuck up’; putting on airs; aiming at gentility.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > [adjective]

taunt?a1534

cocket1537

fastuous?1591

cobbing1599

whalebone1602

airy1606

fastigious1625

flatuous1630

high and mighty1633

vapouring1647

flatulent1658

hoity-toity1690

jackanapish1696

superior1711

penseful1788

uppish1789

pensy1790

stuck-up1812

glorified1821

toploftical1823

pretentious1832

sophomoric1837

highty-tighty1847

snippy1848

jumped-up1852

set-up1856

toplofty1859

cock-aloft1861

high-tone1864

high-toned1866

pretensivea1868

fancy-pants1870

hunched1870

snotty1870

head-in-air1880

uppity1880

jackanapsian1881

airified1882

sidey1898

posh1914

upstage1918

snooty1919

high-hatted1924

hincty1924

snot-nosed1941

posho1989

1789 J. O'Keeffe Farmer (new ed.) i. ii Must bounce a few, Betty's so upish—likely wou'dn't have me else.

1823 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 13 365 It is according to human nature to feel uppish on preferment.

1858 A. Trollope Dr. Thorne III. iv. 69 You think he's an uppish sort of fellow, I know, and you don't like to trouble him.

1886 W. Besant Children of Gibeon III. ii. xxxii. 249 She's uppish you know,..and he's only a working-man.

e. dialect. (See quots.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [adjective] > pert or brash

pertc1405

skipjack1598

puppily1682

whelpish1688

saucy1710

owdacious1751

minxing1767

puppyish1775

puppy-like1792

brash1824

pertish1836

cheekish1838

uppish1841

tossy1848

fly1884

soubrettish1891

whipper-snapping1925

in your face1975

1841 C. H. Hartshorne Salopia Antiqua Gloss. 605 Uppish, pert, proud, impudent.

1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 371 Uppish, captious, pert, self-opinionated, tenacious of opposition.

3. Characterized by presumption or affectation of superiority.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > [adjective] > characterized by or characteristic of

start-up1557

upstarta1593

hogan1733

uppisha1734

elitist1966

a1734 R. North Examen (1740) 48 It seems [that] daring to rail at Informers..and Officers was not uppish enough, but his Lordship must rise so high as daring to limit the Power..of the Crown.

1808 E. Hamilton Cottagers of Glenburnie ii. 37 Besides, she is getting uppish notions, from sitting up like a lady from morning to night.

1864 J. H. Newman Apologia 100 Discouraging and correcting whatever was uppish or extreme in our followers.

4. Slightly elevated or directed upwards.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > having upward direction

upwarda1616

ascentive1627

looking up1649

upturned1839

uppish1862

up1869

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > [adjective] > raised > slightly raised

uppish1862

1862 Morning Star 9 June Hayward sends a long uppish hit.

1887 Daily News 1 July 6/4 After two uppish strokes Mr. Scott hit remarkably well.

1895 Westm. Gaz. 2 Mar. 5/1 Peel was there to hold the uppish ball.

Derivatives

ˈuppishness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > [noun]

pensifulnessc1450

affectation1548

affection1570

affectedness1622

lady aira1637

fastuousness1649

gentility1650

fastuosity1656

vapouring1656

flatulency1662

hoity-toity1668

pretendingness1701

with an air1701

pretension1706

flatulence1711

uppishness1716

high and mightiness1771

pensieness1825

fine-gentlemanism1831

pretentiousness1838

ambitiousness1845

stuckupishness1853

pretensiveness1859

notion1866

side1870

dog1871

hoity-toityism1881

superiority complex1921

snootiness1932

uppitiness1935

snottiness1973

snoot1984

swag2002

1716 N. Hough in Thoresby Corr. (1832) II. 341 The uppishness and indiscretion..of some..in the West Riding.

a1832 J. Bentham Chrestomathia in Wks. (1843) VIII. 19/2 Uppishness a probable result of the distinctions thus obtained.

1867 Gardeners' Chron. 16 Nov. 1180/1 The uppishness, the insolence, and the lawlessness of some of the young men.

1896 J. H. Wylie Hist. Eng. Henry IV III. 468 The staid authorities resented his uppishness; but his spirit was irrepressible.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	uppish
释义	uppishadj. Brit. /ˈʌpɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈəpɪʃ/ Forms: Also 1700s–1800s upish. Etymology: < up adv.² + -ish suffix¹. †1. a. Flush of money. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective] > well-off wellc1405 sufficient1436 full?1483 suffisant1484 beina1525 warmc1571 well-breeched1571 meaned1605 well-meaned1605 well-lined1611 substanced?1614 well-circumstanced1643 forehanded1658 uppish1678 easy1701 brownstone1780 forehand1784 solid1788 well-to-do1794 snug1801 strong farmer1802 well-fixed1822 unindigent1830 well off1842 fixed1844 comfortably offc1850 heeled1871 well-heeled1871 well in1888 independent1893 1678 in Pollock Popish Plot (1903) App. B. 382 The one saying to the other that..he would treat him..with wine and oysters, whereupon the other replied..: ‘What you are uppish then, are you?’ 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Uppish, rampant, crowing, full of Money. He is very Uppish, well lined in the Fob; also brisk. †b. Elevated in station. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [adjective] > exalted in rank higheOE stern of slatec1300 greatc1325 differentc1384 excellentc1400 haught1470 upper1477 elevate?1504 of sort1606 sublime1606 eminenta1616 exalted1623 elevated1665 uppish1797 ranking1847 high-up1848 high-ranking1850 superimposed1861 salt1868 top-ranking1936 1797 Hubbub 7 No sooner did he get a little uppish in the world, than [etc.]. 2. †a. Elated; in high spirits; cock-a-hoop.Common in the early years of the 18th century, frequently const. upon. Johnson (1755) defines as ‘proud; arrogant’ and adds ‘A low word’. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [adjective] > elated jollyc1305 elated1615 elevateda1640 on (also upon) the high ropes (also rope)1672 high1695 elate1702 uppisha1704 vaudyc1720 in fine (also good, high) leg1808 exalté1831 in high snuff1840 bucked1907 thrilled1908 twitterpated1942 α. a1704 T. Brown Comical View London & Westm. (new ed.) in Wks. (1707) I. ii. 56 Half-pay Officers at the Parade very uppish upon the Death of the King of Spain. 1708 T. Cockman in Ballard MSS. XXI. 81 Ye Brittish Papists were mighty uppish upon ye attempt made upon Scotland. 1722 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 643 The Jacobites are uppish, and very big in their hopes. 1746 in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. i. 289 I fear the Victory will have very bad consequences, if it render the Ministry uppish and secure. β. 1710 Wentworth Papers (1883) 122 The Torys are very upish and expect all to come in for Places.1712 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 25 Jan. (1948) II. 471 I find Dingley smelt a rat; because the Whigs are upish; but if ever I hear that word again, I'll uppish you.a1805 A. Carlyle Autobiogr. (1860) viii. 154 He agreed with me that they [sc. the Jacobites] had less ground for being so sanguine and upish than they imagined. †b. Elevated with drink. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [adjective] > drunk > partially drunk merrya1382 semi-bousyc1460 pipe merry1542 totty1570 tipsy1577 martin-drunk1592 pleasant1596 mellow1611 tip-merry1612 flustered1615 lusticka1616 well to live1619 jolly1652 happy1662 hazy1673 top-heavy1687 hearty1695 half-seas-over1699 oiled1701 mellowish1703 half channelled over1709 drunkish1710 half-and-half1718 touched1722 uppisha1726 tosie1727 bosky1730 funny1751 fairish1756 cherry-merry1769 in suds1770 muddy1776 glorious1790 groggified1796 well-corned1800 fresh1804 to be mops and brooms1814 foggy1816 how-come-ye-so1816 screwy1820 off the nail1821 on (also, esp. in early use, upon) the go1821 swipey1821 muggy1822 rosy1823 snuffy1823 spreeish1825 elevated1827 up a stump1829 half-cockedc1830 tightish1830 tipsified1830 half shaved1834 screwed1837 half-shot1838 squizzed1845 drinky1846 a sheet in the wind1862 tight1868 toppy1885 tiddly1905 oiled-up1918 bonkers1943 sloshed1946 tiddled1956 hickey- a1726 J. Vanbrugh Journey to London (1728) iii. i. 37 Lady Head. Not so drunk, I hope, but that he can drive us? Serv. Yes, yes, Madam, he drives best when he's a little upish. c. Ready to take offence; short-tempered, peevish. Now dialect or Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > touchiness > [adjective] stomaching1579 pepper-nosed1580 ticklish1581 touchy1602 sensible1613 touchousa1618 tender1641 tickly1661 indigestive1670 snuffy1678 huffy1680 snuffish1689 sorea1694 mifty1699 resentive1710 sensitive1735 uppish1778 miffish1790 miffy1810 stomachy1825 porcupinish1829 insultable1841 offensible1846 highty-tighty1847 prickly1853 fuffy1858 piquable1860 offendable1864 raw1864 ear-sore1865 uffish1871 porcupiny1890 feisty1896 ticklish-tempered1897 toey1930 1778 F. Burney Evelina II. xxiv. 230 Miss is so uppish this morning, that I think I had better not speak to her again. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Uppish, testy, apt to take offence. 1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 460 A man prone to take offence is said to be uppish:—or pepperish; apt to be hot. 1863 F. E. G. Carey-Brock Margaret's Secret ii. 31 When I used to find fault he would get uppish with me, and answer back rudely. d. Inclined to be ‘stuck up’; putting on airs; aiming at gentility. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > [adjective] taunt?a1534 cocket1537 fastuous?1591 cobbing1599 whalebone1602 airy1606 fastigious1625 flatuous1630 high and mighty1633 vapouring1647 flatulent1658 hoity-toity1690 jackanapish1696 superior1711 penseful1788 uppish1789 pensy1790 stuck-up1812 glorified1821 toploftical1823 pretentious1832 sophomoric1837 highty-tighty1847 snippy1848 jumped-up1852 set-up1856 toplofty1859 cock-aloft1861 high-tone1864 high-toned1866 pretensivea1868 fancy-pants1870 hunched1870 snotty1870 head-in-air1880 uppity1880 jackanapsian1881 airified1882 sidey1898 posh1914 upstage1918 snooty1919 high-hatted1924 hincty1924 snot-nosed1941 posho1989 1789 J. O'Keeffe Farmer (new ed.) i. ii Must bounce a few, Betty's so upish—likely wou'dn't have me else. 1823 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 13 365 It is according to human nature to feel uppish on preferment. 1858 A. Trollope Dr. Thorne III. iv. 69 You think he's an uppish sort of fellow, I know, and you don't like to trouble him. 1886 W. Besant Children of Gibeon III. ii. xxxii. 249 She's uppish you know,..and he's only a working-man. e. dialect. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [adjective] > pert or brash pertc1405 skipjack1598 puppily1682 whelpish1688 saucy1710 owdacious1751 minxing1767 puppyish1775 puppy-like1792 brash1824 pertish1836 cheekish1838 uppish1841 tossy1848 fly1884 soubrettish1891 whipper-snapping1925 in your face1975 1841 C. H. Hartshorne Salopia Antiqua Gloss. 605 Uppish, pert, proud, impudent. 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 371 Uppish, captious, pert, self-opinionated, tenacious of opposition. 3. Characterized by presumption or affectation of superiority. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > [adjective] > characterized by or characteristic of start-up1557 upstarta1593 hogan1733 uppisha1734 elitist1966 a1734 R. North Examen (1740) 48 It seems [that] daring to rail at Informers..and Officers was not uppish enough, but his Lordship must rise so high as daring to limit the Power..of the Crown. 1808 E. Hamilton Cottagers of Glenburnie ii. 37 Besides, she is getting uppish notions, from sitting up like a lady from morning to night. 1864 J. H. Newman Apologia 100 Discouraging and correcting whatever was uppish or extreme in our followers. 4. Slightly elevated or directed upwards. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > having upward direction upwarda1616 ascentive1627 looking up1649 upturned1839 uppish1862 up1869 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > [adjective] > raised > slightly raised uppish1862 1862 Morning Star 9 June Hayward sends a long uppish hit. 1887 Daily News 1 July 6/4 After two uppish strokes Mr. Scott hit remarkably well. 1895 Westm. Gaz. 2 Mar. 5/1 Peel was there to hold the uppish ball. Derivatives ˈuppishness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > [noun] pensifulnessc1450 affectation1548 affection1570 affectedness1622 lady aira1637 fastuousness1649 gentility1650 fastuosity1656 vapouring1656 flatulency1662 hoity-toity1668 pretendingness1701 with an air1701 pretension1706 flatulence1711 uppishness1716 high and mightiness1771 pensieness1825 fine-gentlemanism1831 pretentiousness1838 ambitiousness1845 stuckupishness1853 pretensiveness1859 notion1866 side1870 dog1871 hoity-toityism1881 superiority complex1921 snootiness1932 uppitiness1935 snottiness1973 snoot1984 swag2002 1716 N. Hough in Thoresby Corr. (1832) II. 341 The uppishness and indiscretion..of some..in the West Riding. a1832 J. Bentham Chrestomathia in Wks. (1843) VIII. 19/2 Uppishness a probable result of the distinctions thus obtained. 1867 Gardeners' Chron. 16 Nov. 1180/1 The uppishness, the insolence, and the lawlessness of some of the young men. 1896 J. H. Wylie Hist. Eng. Henry IV III. 468 The staid authorities resented his uppishness; but his spirit was irrepressible. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1678
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