uppishly

副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

副词 adv.
  1. In an uppish manner, arrogantly, with an air of superiority.
    — “Miss Betty’s at the church now gettin’ married!” announced Marie uppishly, “and you’d best be gettin’ out of here right away, for the wedding party’s due to arrive any minute now […]”
  2. In an upward direction, with the chance of being caught.
    — […] the tall left-hander slapped a short ball from Adil Rashid wearily and uppishly to extra cover.

词形变化

more uppishly comparative most uppishly superlative

词源

Etymology tree
English uppish
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English uppishly
From uppish + -ly.
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