uppity

adj. Informal
Taking liberties or assuming airs beyond one's station; presumptuous: "was getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down" (New York Times).

[From UP.]

uppityness up'pi·ty·ness n.

adjective

1. Characteristic of or resembling a snob: elitist, snobbish, snobby. Informal high-hat, snooty, stuck-up, uppish. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, self-love/modesty.
2. Rude and disrespectful: assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart. Informal brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish. Slang wise¹. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, courtesy/discourtesy.

mod. haughty. (Folksy.)  Why is she so uppity?

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: presumptuously arrogant
  Synonym: overweening

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Uppity

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - storsnudet, kæphøj, fræk

Nederlands (Dutch)
verwaand, snobistisch

Français (French)
adj. - arrogant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - (ugs.) hochnäsig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ξιπασμένος, σνομπ

Italiano (Italian)
altezzoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - arrogante

Русский (Russian)
заносчивый, нахальный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - engreído, arrogante, que no se conforma con su posición social

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - överlägsen, dryg, snobbig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
自负的, 不易控制的, 傲慢的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 自負的, 不易控制的, 傲慢的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 잘난 체하는, 주제넘은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - お高い, 生意気な, かたくなな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مستكبر, معتمد على نفسه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יהיר, שחצן, סנוב‬

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