uppishness
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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.
From The Brass Bottle by F. Anstey
To possess but one of each makes 'em puffed up an' pride-blown, an' engenders a mootual uppishness which before all is over is shore to man'fest itse'f in war.
From Faro Nell and Her Friends Wolfville Stories by W. Herbert Dunton
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.
From Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome
When mere uppishness takes it the end is not changed, though it may be reached more precipitately and disastrously.
From New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index by Various
The worst faults I had in my prime were conceit and uppishness, but they only came from my ignorance.
From The Devil's Garden by W. B. Maxwell
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