Main Entry: up·pi·ty

Pronunciation: \ˈə-pə-tē\

Function: adjective

Etymology: probably from up + -ity (as in persnickity, variant of persnickety)

Date: 1880

: putting on or marked by airs of superiority : arrogant, presumptuous <uppity technicians> <a small uppity country>

— up·pi·ti·ness also up·pi·ty·ness noun