Explore Uppity through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like overweening or immodest. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Uppity in a sentence
Uppity meaning
- Presumptuous, above oneself, self-important; arrogant, snobbish, haughty.
- Exceeding one's station or position, assuming prerogatives to which one is not entitled.
Synonyms of Uppity
Using Uppity
- The main meaning on this page is: Presumptuous, above oneself, self-important; arrogant, snobbish, haughty. | Exceeding one's station or position, assuming prerogatives to which one is not entitled.
- Useful related words include: overweening, immodest.
- In the example corpus, uppity often appears in combinations such as: uppity blacks, for uppity.
Context around Uppity
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Uppity
- In this selection, "uppity" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, got, almost, blacks, tone and supper stand out and add context to how "uppity" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an almost uppity tone with and euphemism for uppity. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "uppity" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with uppity
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Uppity is a fine old word for unjustified pomposity. (9 words)
Matt got uppity when informed of Nick’s comments. (9 words)
That word sometimes seemed to be used as a euphemism for “uppity”. (12 words)
If Rhett Butler, in “Gone With the Wind,” had not been a racist who killed a black man during Reconstruction for being “uppity,” he would be not a “favorite,” but at least someone, as a character of fiction, truly interesting. (40 words)
He made a vehement and complete denial, saying that he was being subjected to a "high-tech lynching for uppity blacks" by white liberals who were seeking to block a black conservative from taking a seat on the Supreme Court. (40 words)
Sticking it to uppity black millionaires has been good for business since the first cretin came up with the lie that the first black president wasn’t born in this country, and well before that even. (36 words)
I can’t find the granny I adored anywhere in Marguerite’s uppity Supper Time Savouries (mussel titbits? (18 words)
Example sentences (11)
Uppity is a fine old word for unjustified pomposity.
Matt got uppity when informed of Nick’s comments.
To use a dated American expression, it seems to me that these articles take an almost “uppity” tone with regard to the superpower.
I can’t find the granny I adored anywhere in Marguerite’s uppity Supper Time Savouries (mussel titbits?
The popularity of the term Gourmet Ghetto can be attributed to its playful irony and pleasant alliteration — the juxtaposition of the lowly ghetto with the uppity gourmet.
This misunderstanding has resulted in the occasional criticism of Caribbean migrants as “uppity blacks”.
Your uppity sister and brother-in-law will probably let their kids run wild, but that’s nothing a sweeping foot can’t solve.
If Rhett Butler, in “Gone With the Wind,” had not been a racist who killed a black man during Reconstruction for being “uppity,” he would be not a “favorite,” but at least someone, as a character of fiction, truly interesting.
Sticking it to uppity black millionaires has been good for business since the first cretin came up with the lie that the first black president wasn’t born in this country, and well before that even.
That word sometimes seemed to be used as a euphemism for “uppity”.
He made a vehement and complete denial, saying that he was being subjected to a "high-tech lynching for uppity blacks" by white liberals who were seeking to block a black conservative from taking a seat on the Supreme Court.
Common combinations with uppity
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: