uppity
UKʌpitiː
معنی فارسی
مغرور.
معنی کامل و مثالها
/-ǝ tē/adj.
● (عامیانه) پرفیس و افاده، متکبر
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Derived from 'up', in the sense of 'upstart', first used in American English in the late 19th century
مثال
- She has an uppity attitude that is off-putting.
- He was acting uppity at the party.
- The uppity manager refused to listen to the employees' concerns.
ترکیبهای رایج
Uppity attitude Uppity manner Act uppity
تعریف انگلیسی
adjective
- presumptuously arrogant “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”