uppity

大学 FREQ #29846

a. 自负的, 傲慢的,不易控制的

发音

其它 /ˈʌpəti/

词形变化

uppitier 比较级 uppitier uppitiest uppitiest 最高级

别名

uppedy uppety

教材释义与例句

形容词

傲慢的；自负的；不易控制的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Presumptuous, above oneself, self-important; arrogant, snobbish, haughty.

  2. 2.

    Exceeding one's station or position, assuming prerogatives to which one is not entitled.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

overweening

近义相关 1

immodest

词源

From earlier uppedy, equivalent to up + -ed + -y; compare blackity, biggity, and hippity (and possibly also persnickety, pernickety). First attested around 1880 in Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris to describe Jack Sparrer (Jack Sparrow), who tattled on Br'er Rabbit (see quotations below). Compare uppish.

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