uppity

adjective

ˈə-pə-tē How to pronounce uppity (audio)
Definition of uppitynext
as in arrogant
having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude uppity social climbers who were the biggest snobs in town

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Recent Examples of uppity Steve Fields serves lobster tails and filet mignon, but its proprietor likes to think of the restaurant as D-FW’s affordable steakhouse — a place that isn’t too uppity. — Dallas News, 2 Apr. 2022 There were some in the UK, and even on this side of the pond, who wanted the queen to assert her authority and slap down her presumptuous grandson and his uppity wife. — Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2020 So was the mayor of Tomsk, his fate a warning to uppity regional politicians. — The Economist, 21 Dec. 2019 The John Wayne machismo attitude of Cliff (Brad Pitt), an aging stuntman who defeats the arrogant, uppity Chinese guy harks back to the very stereotypes Bruce was trying to dismantle. — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2019 See All Example Sentences for uppity
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arrogant
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  • Steve Buscemi as Harry’s regular fence; Tatiana Maslany as his estranged daughter; and Will Price as the arrogant, heat-packing scion of a Manhattan crime family also star.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Ever-sensible Elinor, who never asks for much, has already met, and fallen for, Edward Ferrars (George MacKay), Fanny’s brother, as kind and modest as Fanny is arrogant.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
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