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uppityness
up·pi·ty U0135600 (ŭp′ĭ-tē)adj. Informal 1. Haughty or presumptuous, especially for one's rank or social standing: "At Vassar the girls she knew were better dressed than she was and had uppity finishing school manners" (John Dos Passos).2. Not complacent or deferential; strongly self-assertive: "Even those who'd mastered the broom, Andrew Carnegie said ... needed to get a little uppity at some point" (Megan Hustad).
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up′pi·ti·ness, up′pi·ty·ness n.uppityness (ˈʌpɪtɪnəs) or uppitinessnthe quality or state of being uppityThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  uppityness - assumption of airs beyond one's stationuppishnesseffrontery, presumptuousness, presumption, assumption - audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness" |
uppitynessnounInformal. The state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self-confident:assumption, audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, discourtesy, disrespect, effrontery, face, familiarity, forwardness, gall, impertinence, impudence, impudency, incivility, insolence, nerve, nerviness, overconfidence, pertness, presumptuousness, pushiness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness.Informal: brass, crust, sauce, uppishness.IdiomsSeeuppityuppityness
Synonyms for uppitynessnoun the state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self-confidentSynonyms- assumption
- audaciousness
- audacity
- boldness
- brashness
- brazenness
- cheek
- cheekiness
- chutzpah
- discourtesy
- disrespect
- effrontery
- face
- familiarity
- forwardness
- gall
- impertinence
- impudence
- impudency
- incivility
- insolence
- nerve
- nerviness
- overconfidence
- pertness
- presumptuousness
- pushiness
- rudeness
- sassiness
- sauciness
- brass
- crust
- sauce
- uppishness
Synonyms for uppitynessnoun assumption of airs beyond one's stationSynonymsRelated Words- effrontery
- presumptuousness
- presumption
- assumption
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