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Uriah Heepishly

Uriah Heepishly adverb: in a cloying, insincerely obsequious manner.

Adverb

Uriah Heepishly (comparative more Uriah Heepishly, superlative most Uriah Heepishly)

  1. In a cloying, insincerely obsequious manner.
    • "I like to see you so ridiculous," he said ; " it just gives me the touch of superiority I need to keep me from becoming Uriah Heepishly 'umble ! "1912, Margaret Westrup, Elizabeth in Retreat, John Lane, page 2
    • Where Nixon drew on class resentments - "I believe that it's fine that a man like Gov. (Adlai) Stevenson, who inherited a fortune from his father, can run for president," Nixon grumbled Uriah Heepishly in Checkers - Waldholtz drew on the staple of the daytime talk shows: gender resentment.1995, Neal Gabler, "'Checkers' Lived Again - In Waldholtz's Act" (December 19, 1995) https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200726/http://articles.philly.com/1995-12-19/news/25670096_1_waldholtz-checkers...

Examples of Uriah Heepishly in a sentence

  • In this restaurant, as I was just tucking in, the owner came over and whispered Uriah Heepishly in my ear, 'I see we have a celebrity in tonight.'2012, Stuart Maconie, Hope and Glory: A People’s History of Modern Britain, Random House, page 96:
  • It was noticeable that Mr Murdoch, happy to toy with the barrister like a cat with a baby mouse, kept sir-ring the judge Uriah Heepishly.2012 April 26, Matthew Engel, “As sharp as a tack, Murdoch makes his points at Leveson press inquiry”, in Financial Times, page 1:

Forms of Uriah Heepishly

comparativemore Uriah Heepishly
superlativemost Uriah Heepishly

Origin of Uriah Heepishly

From Uriah Heepish + -ly: From the Dickens character Uriah Heep, noted for his cloying humility, obsequiousness, and insincerity, the stereotypical yes man.

Questions about Uriah Heepishly

What does Uriah Heepishly mean?
Uriah Heepishly means in a cloying, insincerely obsequious manner.
How do you use Uriah Heepishly in a sentence?
In this restaurant, as I was just tucking in, the owner came over and whispered Uriah Heepishly in my ear, 'I see we have a celebrity in tonight.'
What part of speech is Uriah Heepishly?
Uriah Heepishly is an adverb.

Words near Uriah Heepishly in the dictionary

  1. Uriah
  2. Uriah Heep
  3. Uriah Heeped
  4. Uriah Heeping
  5. Uriah Heepish
  6. Uriah Heepishly
  7. Uriah Heepishness
  8. Uriah Heeps
  9. urial
  10. urials
  11. uriam

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