Thesaurus / uppity
FEEDBACKHow to use uppity in a sentence
We ought to beat hershell get too uppity to live with, declared Bobby, discussing these games.
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON THE STAGEGERTRUDE W. MORRISONJuniper was a sight more uppity than Rosaotherwise she wouldnt have flew the coop, said Bob Wildwood, shaking his head.
THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS UNDER CANVASGRACE BROOKS HILLShe was making her do that because she thought she was uppity and she wanted to punish her.
SLAVE NARRATIVES: A FOLK HISTORY OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATESWORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATIONSo Mars' Colby had ter let dat uppity yaller gal go ahead an' do her worstest.
THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS AT SCHOOLGRACE BROOKS HILLDen, how come you talk so uppity, like a man wid de law on he side and ain't a-scared o' nobody?
CAPTAIN TEDLOUIS PENDLETON"Sounds very uppity to me," she said with a humorous glance at her own ancient gown.
MISS PAT AT ARTEMIS LODGEPEMBERTON GINTHERThe Crawfords were considered very uppity people and their slaves were uppish too.
SLAVE NARRATIVES: A FOLK HISTORY OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES FROM INTERVIEWS WITH FORMER SLAVES: VOLUME IV, GEORGIA NARRATIVES, PART 1WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATIONEver'thing was all right 'til one o' dem uppity overseers tried to act smart.
SLAVE NARRATIVES: A FOLK HISTORY OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES FROM INTERVIEWS WITH FORMER SLAVESWORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATIONYou was 'fested with letheh straps an' uppity talk when I knowed you fust.
LADY LUCKHUGH WILEYWORDS RELATED TO UPPITY
- aloof
- antagonistic
- brooding
- cold
- cool
- distant
- easy-going
- hostile
- inaccessible
- inhospitable
- introverted
- laid-back
- nongregarious
- recessive
- reclusive
- reserved
- retiring
- secretive
- sensitive
- shy
- standoffish
- stuck-up
- timid
- unapproachable
- unbending
- uncommunicative
- uncongenial
- unforthcoming
- unneighborly
- unsocial
- uppity
- withdrawn
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