| 单词 | uppish |
| 释义 | uppish (once / 33578 pages) adj WORD FAMILY uppish: uppishly, uppishness+/up: upmost, upped, upping, uppish USAGE EXAMPLESAs a young man, after Harvard and emigration to Paris to study with Nadia Boulanger, he might, he admits, have appeared “a shade uppish.” New York Times(Aug 23, 2016) And of course, there are some flash expressions that have held over—and evolved into mainstream speech—like sans and uppish. Scientific American(Jun 28, 2012) Which some servants are awfully uppish, and thinks themselves no end of nobs. Various, Punch, or the London Charivari, Nov...(2012) adj (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant Syn bigheaded, persnickety, snooty, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, too big for one's breeches proud feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride |
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