uppish

An old-fashioned adjective meaning arrogant, snobbish, or putting on airs; rarely used in modern English.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adjektiv, das hochmütig, eingebildet oder snobistisch bedeutet; im modernen Englisch selten verwendet.

1. Arrogant or conceited C1 informal british

   Behaving in a way that shows one thinks they are better or more important than others; overly self-important.

   • He became quite uppish after his promotion.
   • She gave an uppish reply to the simple question.
   • The new manager's uppish attitude annoyed the staff.

   🇩🇪Arrogant

   Synonyme: arrogantcocksureconceitedhaughtyoverbearingpompouspresumptuousself-importantsnobbishsupercilious

   Antonyme: humblemeekmodestunassuming

• more uppish comparative form
• most uppish superlative form