uppish

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   arrogant, conceited, or inclined to act socially superior

   His uppish manner annoyed colleagues who had tried to welcome him.

2. 2
   adj

   in cricket, hit into the air so that the ball may be caught

   An uppish drive flew just beyond the fielder's reach.

From up + -ish. The image is of someone putting on an elevated manner or behaving as though above other people; the cricket sense likewise refers to a ball rising upward.

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