uppish

Adjective

Synonyms: bigheaded persnickety snooty snot-nosed snotty stuck-up too big for one's breeches

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant“a snotty little scion of a degenerate family — Laurent Le Sage”“they're snobs — stuck-up and uppity and persnickety”Synonyms: bigheaded persnickety snooty snot-nosed snotty stuck-up too big for one's breechesOpposite humbleSimilar proud

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Up′pish adjective

Origin: From Up.

Proud; arrogant; assuming; putting on airs of superiority. colloquial Tom Brown — Up′wb-a1′>′pish·ly, adverb colloquial — Up′wb-a1′>′pish·ness, noun colloquial

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54