overweening (s)
uppity (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def presumptuously arrogant
examples had a witty but overweening manner
no idea how overweening he would be S.V.Benet
getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down NY Times
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Derivationally related form uppity → uppityness
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Derivationally related form uppityness → uppity

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