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[ uhp-i-tee ] / ˈʌp ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR uppity ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective Informal.affecting an attitude of inflated self-esteem; haughty; snobbish. rebelliously self-assertive; not inclined to be tractable or deferential. Origin of uppity1875–80, Americanism; probably up + -ity, extended form of -y1; cf. pernickety OTHER WORDS FROM uppityup·pi·ty·ness, nounWords nearby uppityUpper Volta, upper works, Upper Yukon River, up-phase, uppish, uppity, UPPP, Uppsala, up quark, upraise, uprate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for uppityThey say, “Love the way you dealt with that uppity teenager!” Alan Cumming Goes ‘Good’|Maria Elena Fernandez|August 31, 2011|DAILY BEAST Conservatives really seem to hate it when uppity women—damn that pesky economic empowerment! Summer of the Single Mom|Leslie Bennetts|September 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST MSNBC host Chris Matthews felt at ease, on national television, referring to a woman as “ she devil,” “ witchy,” and “ uppity.” The Year in Sexism|Amy Siskind|December 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST He thought I was uppity and mixing with highbrows or something. Long Live the Queen!|Lloyd Grove|February 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Den, how come you talk so uppity, like a man wid de law on he side and ain't a-scared o' nobody? Captain Ted|Louis Pendleton She was making her do that because she thought she was uppity and she wanted to punish her. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration We ought to beat hershell get too uppity to live with, declared Bobby, discussing these games. The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison You was 'fested with letheh straps an' uppity talk when I knowed you fust.
British Dictionary definitions for uppity
adjective informalnot yielding easily to persuasion or control another word for uppish Word Origin for uppityfrom up + fanciful ending, perhaps influenced by -ity Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to uppityaudacious, bossy, cavalier, cheeky, cocky, conceited, egotistic, haughty, high and mighty, know-it-all, overbearing, pompous, presumptuous, pretentious, self-important, smug, snobbish, snooty, snotty, superior |