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Uppity vs Uppitiness - What's the difference?

uppity | uppitiness |

As an adjective uppity

is presumptuous, above oneself, self-important; arrogant, snobbish, haughty.

As a noun uppitiness is

the state, or an instance, of being uppity.

uppity

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Presumptuous, above oneself, self-important; arrogant, snobbish, haughty.
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    • , year=1993 , year_published= , edition=Paperback , editor= , author=David Weber , title=On Basilisk Station , chapter= , url= , genre=Sci-Fi , publisher= , isbn=0671721631 , page=141 , passage=The Association was openly committed to "restoring the historical balance of power intended by our Founders" between the nobility and the uppity commoners }}

    Usage notes

    * Be careful about using this in interracial situations: White US Americans used this to describe black people whom they considered not submissive and subservient enough.

    uppitiness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state, or an instance, of being uppity.