Uppity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

presumptuously arrogant; ; - S.V.Benet; - NY Times

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈʌpᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈʌpɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈʌpɪti/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈʌpᵻɾi/.

Examples

had a witty but overweening manner
no idea how overweening he would be
getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

overweening

Parts of Speech

adjective

presumptuously arrogant; ; - S.V.Benet; - NY Times

“had a witty but overweening manner”

Word Forms

uppityness

noun

assumption of airs beyond one's station

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

frech

anmaßend arrogant; ; - S.V.Benet; - NY Times

🇫🇷French

uppitié

présomptueusement arrogant; ; - S.V.Benet ; - New York Times

🇪🇸Spanish

engreído

presuntuosamente arrogante; ; - S.V.Benet; - Tiempos de Nueva York

🇮🇹Italian

arrogante

presuntuosamente arrogante; ; - S.V.Benet; - New York Times

🇳🇱Dutch

hooghartigheid

aanmatigend arrogant; ; - S.V.Benet; - NY Times

🇵🇹Portuguese

arrogante

presunçosamente arrogante; ; - S.V.Benet; -NY Times

🇷🇺Russian

наглость

самонадеянно высокомерный; ; - С.В.Бенет; - Нью-Йорк Таймс

India

🇧🇩Bengali

উচ্ছ্বাস

presumptuously অহংকারী; ; - এস.ভি.বেনেট; - এনওয়াই টাইমস

🇮🇳Tamil

உச்சி

தற்பெருமை கொண்டவர்; ; - எஸ்.வி.பெனட்; - NY டைம்ஸ்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉప్పెన

అహంకారంతో అహంకారం; ; - S.V.Benet; - NY టైమ్స్

🇮🇳Marathi

उदासीनता

अहंकाराने अहंकारी; ; - एस.व्ही.बेनेट; - NY टाइम्स

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉદારતા

અહંકારી રીતે ઘમંડી; ; - એસ.વી.બેનેટ; - એનવાય ટાઇમ્સ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಪ್ಪಿಟ್ಟು

ಅಹಂಕಾರದಿಂದ ಸೊಕ್ಕಿನ; ; - ಎಸ್.ವಿ.ಬೆನೆಟ್; - NY ಟೈಮ್ಸ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉഗ്രൻ

ധാർഷ്ട്യത്തോടെ അഹങ്കാരി; ; - എസ്.വി.ബെനറ്റ്; - NY ടൈംസ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹ

ਗੁਸਤਾਖ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਹੰਕਾਰੀ; ; - ਐਸ.ਵੀ.ਬੇਨੇਟ; - NY ਟਾਈਮਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

خوش مزاجی

گستاخانہ طور پر مغرور؛ ; - ایس وی بینیٹ؛ - نیویارک ٹائمز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

傲慢

傲慢自大； ; - S.V.贝内特； - 纽约时报

🇯🇵Japanese

うきうき

傲慢なまでに傲慢。 ; - S.V.ベネト; - ニューヨークタイムズ

🇰🇷Korean

거만한

아마도 거만한; ; - S.V.Benet; - 뉴욕 타임즈

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự kiêu ngạo

kiêu ngạo tự phụ; ; - S.V.Benet; - NY Times

🇹🇭Thai

ความอัปยศ

หยิ่งผยอง; ; - เอส.วี.เบเนต์; - นิวยอร์กไทม์ส

🇮🇩Indonesian

angkuh

sombong sekali; ; - S.V.Benet; - Waktu NY

🇲🇾Malay

naik angin

berlagak sombong; ; - S.V.Benet; - NY Times

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مغرور

متعجرفًا متعجرفًا؛ ; - إس في بينيت؛ - نيويورك تايمز

🇮🇷Persian

ناراحتی

مغرور و مغرور ; - S.V.Benet؛ - نیویورک تایمز

🇹🇷Turkish

kibir

küstahça kibirli; ; - S.V.Benet; - NY Times

🇮🇱Hebrew

יָהִיר

יומרני מתנשא; ; - S.V.Benet; - ניו יורק טיימס

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