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stuck-up

stuck-up is the alternative spelling of stuck up.

Meaning of stuck up

Adjective

stuck up (comparative more stuck up, superlative most stuck up)

  1. (idiomatic) Snobbish, conceited; believing oneself to be better than others, usually because of abundant success; haughty, arrogant or egotistical.
    • The rich people in that neighborhood were stuck up and not friendly at all.
  2. (idiomatic) Jammed; stuck and unable to move.
    • The type of battery and the battery power level may cause the lens to be stuck up.

Forms of stuck-up

comparativemore stuck-up
superlativemost stuck-up

Questions about stuck-up

What is stuck-up the alternative spelling of?
Stuck-up is the alternative spelling of stuck up.

Words near stuck-up in the dictionary

  1. stuck together
  2. stuck twin syndrome
  3. stuck up
  4. stuck up for
  5. stuck with
  6. stuck-up
  7. stuckage
  8. stucke
  9. stucken
  10. Stuckenberg
  11. Stucker

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