Uppishness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Uppish \Up"pish\, a. [From {Up}.]
     Proud; arrogant; assuming; putting on airs of superiority.
     [Colloq.] --T. Brown. -- {Up"pish*ly}, adv. [Colloq.] --
     {Up"pish*ness}, n. [Colloq.]
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  uppishness
       n : assumption of airs beyond one's station [syn: {uppityness}]