"upter" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈʌptə/ [UK] Forms: more upter [comparative], most upter [superlative]
Etymology: Abbreviation of up to putty. Head templates: {{en-adj}} upter (comparative more upter, superlative most upter)
  1. (Australia, colloquial) Useless, no good. Tags: Australia, colloquial Synonyms: upta
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 228:",
          "text": "‘Where's your father hiding?’ She rubbed the rough-textured skin, trying to warm it. ‘If he thinks he's entertaining us, he's upter.’",
          "type": "quote"
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