/ Dictionary / Index U uppity: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: up•pi•ty Pronunciation: (up'i-tē), [key] — adj. Informal. affecting an attitude of inflated self-esteem; haughty; snobbish. rebelliously self-assertive; not inclined to be tractable or deferential. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: uppity (Thesaurus) uppish Uppsala Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fabricate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language