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- Dictionarystuck-up/ˌstʌkˈʌp/
adjective
- 1. staying aloof from others because one thinks one is superior: informal "‘Stuck-up snob,’ Grandpa used to whisper"
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informal disapproving uk / ˌstʌk ˈʌp / us / ˌstʌk ˈʌp / Add to word list. too proud and considering yourself to be very important: She's so stuck up, she won't even talk to us. a bunch of stuck-up snobs. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. acting as if you are more important than other people. arrogant I can't stand how arrogant he is!
The meaning of STUCK-UP is conceited, snobbish. How to use stuck-up in a sentence.
Stuck-up definition: snobbishly conceited.. See examples of STUCK-UP used in a sentence.
adjective. If you say that someone is stuck-up, you mean that they are very proud and unfriendly because they think they are very important. [informal, disapproval] He was a famous actor, but he wasn't a bit stuck-up.
If you have an exaggerated opinion of yourself, believing you're smarter, more attractive, or just generally better than everyone else, you're stuck-up. If you talk about nothing but the awards you've won, and your friends might think you're stuck-up.
Definition of stuck-up adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
stuck-up - (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety"
stuck-up. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ˌstuck-ˈup adjective informal proud and unfriendly because you think you are better and more important than other people – used to show disapproval SYN snooty His wife was a bit stuck-up.
Stuck-up Definition. stŭkŭp. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Adjective. Verb. Filter. adjective. Snobbish; conceited. Webster's New World. (idiomatic) Snobbish, conceited; believing oneself to be better than others; haughty; arrogant or egotistical. The rich people in that neighborhood were stuck up and not friendly at all.
adjective. informal disapproving us / ˌstʌk ˈʌp / uk / ˌstʌk ˈʌp / Add to word list. too proud and considering yourself to be very important: She's so stuck up, she won't even talk to us. a bunch of stuck-up snobs. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. acting as if you are more important than other people.
