10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UPPISH»
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uppish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
uppish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary ...
568. The favourite promenade of the upper ten. Uppish, adj. (colloquial). —1.
Proud, arrogant, stuck up(q.v.); 'rampant, crowing, full of money' (B. E. and Grose)
; also (B. E.) = brisk. Whence Uppishly and Uppishness. [Johnson : ' a lowword.']
d.
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The English dialect dictionary
UPPISH, adj. Sc. Yks. Glo. Suf. Sus. Dor. Dev. [u'pij, 'B'piI.] 1. Raised up. w.Yks. It
wor as thick rahnd t'body as a engine boiler, an' wor varry uppish i' t'hinnd pairt,
Yksman. ComicAIm. (189:) 39. 2. Obs. Fig. Aspiring, ambitious; bold, audacious.
'Twouldn' be natural. Praisedo make young folk uppish.' Very certainlyI was never
allowed to get uppish. Looking back on myyouth I cannot imagine anyone
beingvery uppish withmyfather, although he was distinctly uppish with most
people.
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
uppish adj syn PRESUMPTUOUS, brash, forward, overweening, presuming,
pushful, pushing, self-asserting, self-assertive, uppity uppity adj syn
PRESUMPTUOUS, brash, forward, overweening, presuming, pushful, pushing,
self-asserting, ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
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Parodies, Hoaxes, Mock Treatises: Polite Conversation, ...
I, p. 283, lines 129–30). 21 Jacks: Jacobites. 22 of that Kidney: ofthat kind, an
expression attested from the sixteenth century, probably regarded asvulgar. 23
uppish: elated; theterm is regardedby Johnson as'low' (OED, 'uppish', adj.,
sense2a).
Jonathan Swift, Valerie Rumbold, 2013
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Christianity and Creation: The Essence of the Christian ...
The rather uppish idea that communing membership of the church allegedly
founded by Jesus was for the sinless only was already being promoted in certain
quarters. According to this party there was therefore to be no "second penance"
after ...
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Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad & Tobago: On ...
< up + on + knuckles) = cup on knucks, hike ◊ He was always claiming up on
knucks. uppish uppish adj Arrogant; feeling superior and without consideration
for others. (<E uppish 'inclined to be stuck up; putting on airs') ◊ (Daniel ms2 ca
1960) ...
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My Jewish World: People Places Things Actions
nbnyn. Ti^n. UPPISH. " nnx. -. I V V v: T : .VIKH. in. on1? I V T T I • V V Baruch
atah adonai elohenu melech ha-olam ha-motzi lehem min ha-aretz. Blessed are
You, Lord our God, Ruler of the universe, who brings forth bread from the earth.
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: Stra to Z
Half- pay officers at the parade very uppish upon the death of the King of Spain.
1710. Taller, 330. Other of that kidney are very uppish and alert upon't. 1710-13.
Swift, Jour, to Stella [OliphanTj New Eng., ii. 150. Among the Adjectives is uppish,
...
John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley, 1904
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Memoirs Concerning the Affairs of Scotland: From Queen ...
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Engiish utBuc 'limit Day Advice was sent From in the_Face as'. they walked .in
the Street? of Edirzbarg/i ;* for uppish, theykwere indeed, expectinglsoonto have
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UPPISH»
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uppish is used in the context of the following news items.
Essex win by 7 wickets
But that was to consume 12 overs and Lancashire found it so difficult to up the tempo that Davies' uppish shot over short third man, when facing Topley, ... «Sportinglife.com, Jul 15»
Jadhav hundred lifts India to 276 for 5
However, Neville Madziva provided Zimbabwe with an important breakthrough, getting Rahane to hit an uppish drive into the hands of Prosper Utseya at point ... «Wisden India, Jul 15»
From Amy to Spy, films to see with your daughter this summer
So it's with this bunch in mind that I've been rounding up some movies to see this summer with your (grown-uppish) daughter. Here's my popcorn picks:. «OurWindsor.ca, Jul 15»
Nifty can rise to 8800-8900 levels
So, while volatility could well continue, sentiment is upbeat and trends could be uppish through the week. The Indian market responded positively on Monday, ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
Somerset suffer from Steven Finn's perfect timing for Middlesex
Trescothick was more fluent, driving handsomely through cover and battering an uppish cut over point. Even on a pitch that is pale in colour (but is much trickier ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Ashes 2015: Chris Rogers' lone battle not good enough for Australia
It wasn't quite a half-volley but full enough to tempt Warner for the big uppish drive through covers. All he could manage was a thick outside edge and made the ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
Tea report: Guptill, Latham give NZ a strong start
Moeen Ali trapped Latham with one that slid on while Guptill played an uppish drive to cover off Stuart Broad.Had Broad managed to run out Ross Taylor two ... «Cricbuzz, May 15»
Nehra breathes fire
Nehra's best effort came in CSK's fifth and his third over when he saw off RCB captain Virat Kohli, whose uppish flick off the hip ended in the clasp of Mohit ... «The Hindu, May 15»
World Cup: Rohit Sharma reminds Ian Chappell of Aravinda de Silva
The 71-year-old praised opening batsman Rohit for playing a disciplined innings and not hitting a careless uppish shot during his stay at the crease that so often ... «Newsx, Mar 15»
JP Duminy Becomes First South African to Claim World Cup Hat-Trick
Mathews attempted an uppish cross-batted shot off a flighted ball from Duminy and hit it straight to Faf du Plessis at mid-wicket. In the first two balls off his next ... «NDTVSports.com, Mar 15»
