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uppish remark

uppish remark

8.4
A rude comment that shows you think you are better than others
  • noun
  • Informal
translation icon : comentario arrogante
  • He couldn't help making an uppish remark during the meeting, which irritated his colleagues.

Examples

  • Whenever she feels threatened, she resorts to an uppish remark to assert herself.

  • The teacher warned that any uppish remark would not be tolerated in class.

  • Don't make an uppish remark at the meeting!

  • His uppish remark offended many in the room.

  • During the debate, her uppish remark about her opponents' qualifications alienated the audience.

  • He made an uppish remark about the new intern's ideas, which reflected poorly on him.

  • The pianist's uppish remark about the orchestra left everyone feeling uneasy.

Synonyms

Podsnappish comment
vsuppish remark
  • Offensive
9.9

A quick rude remark that shows little respect and sounds proud

focuses more on overt superiority and presumption rather than brisk dismissal
unmannerly remark
vsuppish remark
6.8

A rude comment that shows no respect for other people

focuses on feeling superior and presumptuous rather than plain rudeness

How Arrogant

insolence
19 7.2
uppish remark
  • Informal
8.4

Surface Forms

uppish remark singular
uppish remarks plural

Morphology

uppish + remark

The phrase is directly compositional: 'uppish' means arrogant or prideful and 'remark' means a comment, so a learner who knows both words can infer an 'arrogant comment'. This adjective+noun combination follows a straightforward English pattern and is thus immediately understandable to B1 learners who know the constituents.

Etymology

Uppish remark comes from the image of someone being uppish — from up, as if higher than other people — and making a remark from that higher place. So an uppish remark is a comment that sounds 'superior' or 'arrogant'.