— uppityness , n.
/up"i tee/ , adj. Informal.
1. affecting an attitude of inflated self-esteem; haughty; snobbish.
2. rebelliously self-assertive; not inclined to be tractable or deferential.
[ 1875-80, Amer.; prob. UP + -ity, extended form of -Y 1 ; cf. PERNICKETY ]