uppity

How To Use uppity In A Sentence

• getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down
• As the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, he rightfully believed that the title position put his place in the uppity-stratospheric levels shared by other internationally famous, extremely wealthy and very powerful male WASP sports figures of his day (think Babe Ruth or John L. Sullivan). The Daily News - News
• Brock's book seeks to vindicate Thomas's claim that he was "lynched" for his "uppity" conservative views. The Hill-Thomas Mystery
• Somehow I was led to believe that she was all uppity but she wasn't at all.
• I think the word uppity was invented so they'd have something to call you. Homebody
• And I'd really like to know what my cat has to be so uppity about.
• I'm sure we could find lots of testimony that would make him look really smug, self serving and uppity.
• It's time to intervein on McCain,,,, and Palin,, that racist dog whistling is exactly what David Duke and those other friendly neighborhood folks in the white robes say to make sure some wacko gets the message and takes care of the uppity nigger. McCain: "Who Is The Real Barack Obama?" McCain Supporter: "Terrorist!"
• Even good publicity could make a banker uppity, disloyal and limelight - seeking.
• Crystal chandeliers are lit above them, a host of marble columns stand around them, and portraits of Habsburg royalty stare out at these uppity horses clippety clopping on a sand-covered palace floor. Waltzing Fever Is Afoot