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uppishly

uppishly adverb: in an uppish manner, arrogantly, with an air of superiority.

Adverb

uppishly (comparative more uppishly, superlative most uppishly)

  1. In an uppish manner, arrogantly, with an air of superiority.
    • “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 […]”1919, Grace Livingston Hill, chapter 3, in Exit Betty, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, page 36
    • Miguel watched uppishly and without comment.1958, Muriel Spark, chapter 4, in Robinson, London: Macmillan
  2. In an upward direction, with the chance of being caught.
    • […] the tall left-hander slapped a short ball from Adil Rashid wearily and uppishly to extra cover.2010 June 30, Andy Wilson, “Kyle Hogg’s bat buoys Lancashire and halts Yorkshire in their tracks”, in The Guardian

Forms of uppishly

comparativemore uppishly
superlativemost uppishly

Origin of uppishly

From uppish + -ly.

Questions about uppishly

What does uppishly mean?
Uppishly means in an uppish manner, arrogantly, with an air of superiority.
What part of speech is uppishly?
Uppishly is an adverb.

Words near uppishly in the dictionary

  1. Uppinghamian
  2. Uppinghamians
  3. uppings
  4. Uppington
  5. uppish
  6. uppishly
  7. uppishness
  8. uppishnesses
  9. uppitier
  10. uppitiest
  11. uppitily

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