"uppishly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: en-au-uppishly.ogg [Australia] Forms: more uppishly [comparative], most uppishly [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English uppish Middle English -ly English -ly English uppishly From uppish + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|uppish|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English uppish Middle English -ly English -ly English uppishly [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "uppishly", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="uppishly"> From uppish + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} uppishly (comparative more uppishly, superlative most uppishly)
  1. In an uppish manner, arrogantly, with an air of superiority.
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  2. (cricket, of a ball, hit by a batsman) In an upward direction, with the chance of being caught.
    Sense id: en-uppishly-en-adv-2bzTuF8V Categories (other): Cricket, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 30 70 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 30 70 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 17 83 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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