uppity

• Adjectif informel, souvent péjoratif, utilisé pour décrire une personne qui se croit supérieure, qui est hautaine ou qui se comporte d'une manière jugée inappropriée à son rang social ou économique.

An informal, often derogatory adjective used to describe someone who is self-important, arrogant, or acting above their social or economic station.

1. Arrogant or self-importantC1informalamerican

   Behaving in a way that suggests one considers oneself superior to others; presumptuously arrogant.

   arrogant, prétentieux

   • The new manager was criticized for being too uppity with the staff.
   • She had an uppity attitude that annoyed her colleagues.
   • He was considered uppity for questioning the traditional methods.

   Synonymesarrogantconceitedcondescendinghaughtypompouspresumptuouspretentiousself-importantsnobbishsupercilious

   Antonymesdeferentialhumblemeekmodestunassuming