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upter

UK/ˈʌptə/

upter adjective: useless, no good.

Adjective

upter (comparative more upter, superlative most upter)

  1. (Australia, colloquial) Useless, no good.
    • ‘Where's your father hiding?’ She rubbed the rough-textured skin, trying to warm it. ‘If he thinks he's entertaining us, he's upter.’1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 228

Forms of upter

comparativemore upter
superlativemost upter
alternative formupta

Origin of upter

Abbreviation of up to putty.

Questions about upter

What does upter mean?
Upter means useless, no good.
What part of speech is upter?
Upter is an adjective.
How do you pronounce upter?
Upter is pronounced /ˈʌptə/ (UK).

Words near upter in the dictionary

  1. uptempos
  2. uptend
  3. uptended
  4. uptending
  5. uptends
  6. upter
  7. upthread
  8. upthrew
  9. upthrow
  10. upthrowing
  11. upthrown

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