uppity English

Meaning uppity meaning

What does uppity mean?

uppity

— adjective (= overweening) presumptuously arrogant had a witty but overweening manner no idea how overweening he would be — S.V.Benet getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down — NY Times

Synonyms uppity synonyms

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uppity English » English

uppish

haughty

overweening

arrogant

supercilious

stuck up

snooty

scornful

saucy

pretentious

presumptuous

pompous

overconfident

overblown

ostentatious

highfaluting

highfalutin

grandiose

grandiloquent

expansive

contemptuous

condescending

conceited

cocky

bumptious

bullying

big

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Social behavior Behavior Admire someone

Proud

• What words describe someone who is proud?
  proud aloof arrogant bigheaded boastful brash conceited contemptuous egocentric egotistic egotistical hoity-toity imperious inflated lofty ostentatious pretentious prideful proud hearted puffed up self-aggrandizing self-confident uppity vain