Definitions for uppityness
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
up•pi•ty*ˈʌp ɪ ti(adj.)
inclined to be haughty, snobbish, or arrogant.
Category: Informal
* Informal..
Origin of uppity:
1875–80, Amer.; prob. up+-ity
up′pi•ty•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
uppityness, uppishness(noun)
assumption of airs beyond one's station
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