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uppity

Letters that make uppity

p, t, i, u, y are letters that make 'uppity'

Words within uppity

pit, PI, pity, IT, pi, up are words within 'uppity'

uppity is a 6 letter word starting with u
uppity is a 6 letter word ending with y

1 possible definitions for 'uppity'

Uppity as "presumptuously arrogant"

Under this definition, uppity is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

overweening has the same meaning as uppity

Derivatives of uppity

uppityness, uppishness are derivatives of 'uppity'.

Similar to uppity

immodest is similar to uppity.

Example of uppity used within this context

"had a witty but overweening manner", "no idea how overweening he would be"- S.V.Benet, "getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"- NY Times