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Uppishness

noun
1.
Assumption of airs beyond one's station.  Synonym: uppityness.





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"Uppishness" Quotes from Famous Books



... waiting. At present, I'm addressing a few remarks to the rebellious females of this house, and what I say will be listened to and heeded. I've noticed it coming on ever since your mother died. There's been a gradual increase of uppishness towards me. ...
— Hobson's Choice • Harold Brighouse


Words linked to "Uppishness" :   uppish, uppityness, effrontery, presumptuousness, assumption, presumption


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