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# uppish

adjective (uppish — informal, old-fashioned)

«uppish» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal, mainly UK, old-fashioned) Too proud and full of yourself; acting as if you are better than others; uppity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uppish/#m1)
2. (cricket) A shot that goes up in the air and might be caught. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uppish/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uppish/#x1)
- «Don't you get uppish with me, young man!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uppish/#x2)
- The new girl seemed a bit uppish at first. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uppish/#x3)
- His uppish manner annoyed the others. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uppish/#x4)
- The batsman played an uppish drive and was nearly caught. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uppish/#x5)
- Success made him uppish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uppish/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «uppish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uppish/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«uppish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/uppish.html) on Mova free.