uppish

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Having plenty of money.
    — 1699, B.E., A New Dictionary of the Canting Crew in its Several Tribes of Gypsies, Beggers, Thieves, Cheats &c., London: W. Hawes et al., Uppish, rampant, crowing, full of Money. He is very Uppish, well lined in the Fob […]
  2. proud; arrogant; assuming colloquial
    — “Heah that John is livenin’ things up at the darky school,” volunteered the postmaster, after a pause. “What now?” asked the Judge, sharply. “Oh, nothin’ in particulah,—just his almighty air and uppish ways. […]”
  3. In which the ball is hit into the air, with the chance of being caught.
    — Six runs were still required, and an uppish stroke by the new arrival secured two of them.

词形变化

more uppish comparative most uppish superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
uppishly uppishness

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Germanic *ub
Proto-Germanic *upp
Proto-West Germanic *upp
Old English upp
Middle English up
English up
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-isk
Old English -isċ
Middle English -ish
English -ish
English uppish
From up + -ish.
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