uppity 的定义
Informal.
- affecting an attitude of inflated self-esteem; haughty; snobbish.
- rebelliously self-assertive; not inclined to be tractable or deferential.
uppity 近义词
arrogant
更多uppity例句
- You know: I am to intone that these pundits think of Obama as an “uppity Negro.”
- They say, “Love the way you dealt with that uppity teenager!”
- Conservatives really seem to hate it when uppity women—damn that pesky economic empowerment!
- These comments about Kagan are part of a long tradition of taking down uppity women.
- MSNBC host Chris Matthews felt at ease, on national television, referring to a woman as “ she devil,” “ witchy,” and “ uppity.”
- We ought to beat hershell get too uppity to live with, declared Bobby, discussing these games.
- Juniper was a sight more uppity than Rosaotherwise she wouldnt have flew the coop, said Bob Wildwood, shaking his head.
- So Mars' Colby had ter let dat uppity yaller gal go ahead an' do her worstest.
- Den, how come you talk so uppity, like a man wid de law on he side and ain't a-scared o' nobody?
- "Sounds very uppity to me," she said with a humorous glance at her own ancient gown.