| 单词 | uppishness |
| 例句 | Keyes felt a disposition in authority to put down any subordinate uppishness of feeling possibly occasioned by doings outside the line of business. Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z It is a harmless vanity enough, and especially pardonable in Ventimore's case, when it was so desirable to correct any tendency to "uppishness" on the part of the Jinnee. The Brass Bottle However, his tail was still up, as he brought it back, and he gave it an extra furious bite, just to show that he would tolerate no uppishness on account of this preliminary defeat. Mufti Ye observe, it was only to throw cold water on the unthrifty flame of a mother’s pride that I said this, and to pull down uppishness from its heathenish temple in the heart, head-foremost. The Life of Mansie Wauch Tailor in Dalkeith, written by himself And the uppishness, I am afraid, is a national fault, Sir; you know our state motto is 'Excelsior.' Queechy, Volume II If the girl showed signs of "uppishness" when the sale was over she should soon be made to see that it wouldn't pay. Winnie Childs The Shop Girl The worst faults I had in my prime were conceit and uppishness, but they only came from my ignorance. The Devil's Garden When mere uppishness takes it the end is not changed, though it may be reached more precipitately and disastrously. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index It is this ignorant uppishness that does the mischief. Treatise on Parents and Children This would trouble and irritate some people; the sublime equanimity of the hired boatman under the ordeal affords us a beautiful lesson against ambition and uppishness. Three Men in a Boat "Curse it all!" said Mr. Ludolph, with much irritation; "I thought there would be trouble with your uppishness." Barriers Burned Away They should not have allowed themselves to assume that the "uppishness" was due to want of that humility which they rightly expected in their pupils. The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography There's been a gradual increase of uppishness towards me. Hobson's Choice She saw his gaze drop to the fairy-stone at her throat, and a faint sneer appeared at his set mouth—a sneer for June's folly and what he thought was uppishness in "furriners" like Hale. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine The husband saw and felt their coldness towards his wife, while Mrs. Phillips filled his ears with complaints of their uppishness, and their disagreeable ways. Mr. Hogarth's Will She felt, with a sense of triumph, that she had given Justine a pretty strong hint against "uppishness." The Treasure His bad temper had disappeared, but his "uppishness" had, if possible, increased. Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow |
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