uppish

«uppish» in Mova's school dictionary: Too proud and full of yourself; acting as if you are… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (uppish — informal, old-fashioned)

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal, mainly UK, old-fashioned) Too proud and full of yourself; acting as if you are better than others; uppity. tree →

2) (cricket) A shot that goes up in the air and might be caught. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in older British stories when someone gets above themselves: «Don't get uppish with me!» Toad gets uppish whenever things go well for him. In cricket commentary, an «uppish» shot is a risky one.

examples

• Toad became uppish after his escape. tree →
• «Don't you get uppish with me, young man!» tree →
• The new girl seemed a bit uppish at first. tree →
• His uppish manner annoyed the others. tree →
• The batsman played an uppish drive and was nearly caught. tree →
• Success made him uppish. tree →

note

Informal and old-fashioned; more common today: «uppity», «snooty», «stuck-up».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «uppish» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.