as in arrogant
having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude
the new employee's uppish airs aren't winning him many friends among his colleagues
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arrogant
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The rabbi is ornery, arrogant, sometimes cruel.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026 -
Those leaders who ignore or flout the law aren’t merely unethical but fatally arrogant, putting their childish willfulness over the wisdom of generations.—
David Brooks,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Uppish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uppish. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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