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 Definitions of uppity  [ˈʌp ɪ ti]  

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Definition of 'uppity' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (Informal.) uppity
inclined to be haughty, snobbish, or arrogant.

Etymology:  (1875–80, Amer.; prob. up+-ity)

Definition of 'uppity' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) overweening, uppity
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

'uppity' - Nearby Entries  

uppish  uppishly  uppishness  uppity  uppityness  uppp  uppsala  



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