Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uppishly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: up-pish-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an uppish manner, arrogantly, with an air of superiority.

adv

In an upward direction, with the chance of being caught.

Example Sentences

"“Miss Betty’s at the church now gettin’ married!” announced Marie uppishly, “and you’d best be gettin’ out of here right away, for the wedding party’s due to arrive any minute now […]”"
"Miguel watched uppishly and without comment."
"“I have all I need of Zoos in this nursery, thank you,” said Mary Poppins, uppishly. “Hyenas, orang-outangs, all of you. Sit up straight, and no more nonsense.”"
"[…] the tall left-hander slapped a short ball from Adil Rashid wearily and uppishly to extra cover."

Etymology

Etymology tree English uppish Middle English -ly English -ly English uppishly From uppish + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more uppishly (comparative) most uppishly (superlative)

Synonyms

snobbishly snootily

Questions

What does uppishly mean?: In an uppish manner, arrogantly, with an air of superiority.
Where does uppishly come from?: Etymology tree English uppish Middle English -ly English -ly English uppishly From uppish + -ly.

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