uppishness
NounSynonyms:
uppityness
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- assumption of airs beyond one's stationSynonyms: uppitynessType of presumption, presumptuousness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“uppishness” is listed under Uppish.
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