"uppish" meaning in English

See uppish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: en-au-uppish.ogg [Australia] Forms: more uppish [comparative], most uppish [superlative]
Etymology: up + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|up|ish}} up + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} uppish (comparative more uppish, superlative most uppish)
  1. (since circa 1678) Having plenty of money. Tags: since circa 1678
    Sense id: en-uppish-en-adj-YRhEuiEE
  2. (colloquial) proud; arrogant; assuming Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-uppish-en-adj-UvIf6T08
  3. (cricket, of a shot) In which the ball is hit into the air, with the chance of being caught. Tags: of a shot Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-uppish-en-adj-DCOlHqoO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 8 80 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 35 14 51 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: uppishly, uppishness

Download JSON data for uppish meaning in English (3.4kB)

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