Upter vs Upper - What's the difference?
upter | upper |
(AU, colloquial) Useless, no good.
* 1985 , (Peter Carey), Illywhacker , Faber and Faber 2003, p. 228:
*:‘Where's your father hiding?’ She rubbed the rough-textured skin, trying to warm it. ‘If he thinks he's entertaining us, he's upter .’ That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.
(shoemaking) The piece of leather, etc., that forms the top part of a shoe above the sole.
A stimulant such as amphetamine that increases energy and decreases appetite.
At a higher level, rank or position.
Situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly.
(geology, of strata or geological time periods) younger, more recent
(education) Of or pertaining to a secondary school.
As adjectives the difference between upter and upper
is that upter is (au|colloquial) useless, no good while upper is at a higher level, rank or position.As a noun upper is
that which is higher, contrasted with the lower.upter
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Alternative forms
* uptaAdjective
(en adjective)upper
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Noun
(en noun)- As the restless sleeper here, I'll take the lower berth. You take the upper .
