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poverty-stricken, Colloq broke: Stanley has been on his uppers<br />

since losing his job.<br />

upper-class<br />

adj. 1 ‚lite, aristocratic, blue-blooded, well-born, noble,<br />

high-born, patrician, Colloq upper crust: Eunice comes from an<br />

upper-class Irish family. 2 high-class, elegant, fancy,<br />

luxurious, first-rate, de luxe, royal, regal, sumptuous, Colloq<br />

swank(y), ritzy, posh: I'll have you know that we stayed only<br />

in upper-class hotels on our tour.<br />

uppermost adj. 1 highest, topmost, l<strong>of</strong>tiest, highest, top: <strong>The</strong>se curious<br />

animals live in the uppermost branches <strong>of</strong> the trees. 2<br />

foremost, first, most important or prominent or influential or<br />

telling, principal, paramount, pre-eminent, predominant:<br />

Uppermost in my mind is the safety <strong>of</strong> the children.<br />

uppish adj. affected, putting on airs, snobbish, conceited,<br />

overweening, self-important, Colloq uppity, snooty, high and<br />

mighty, hoity-toity, highfalutin or hifalutin, stuck-up, on<br />

(one's) high horse, Slang snotty, Brit t<strong>of</strong>fee-nosed: Even if<br />

she is in charge she doesn't have to be so uppish.<br />

upright adj. 1 erect, perpendicular, vertical, on end, straight up and<br />

down, plumb, stand-up, standing up, Brit upstanding: Few<br />

upright columns <strong>of</strong> the Greek temple remained. 2 moral,<br />

principled, high-minded, ethical, virtuous, upstanding,<br />

straight, righteous, straightforward, honourable, honest, just,<br />

trustworthy, unimpeachable, uncorrupt(ed), incorruptible,<br />

decent, good: David had long been an upright member <strong>of</strong> the<br />

church council.<br />

--n. 3 post, pole, column, vertical, perpendicular: We need<br />

another upright to support the floor over here.<br />

--adv. 4 perpendicularly, vertically, upward(s), straight up<br />

(and down): <strong>The</strong> javelin was sticking upright out <strong>of</strong> the ground.<br />

5 right side up: Miraculously, the platter with the roast on it<br />

landed upright on the floor.<br />

uprising n. rebellion, revolt, mutiny, revolution, insurrection, rising,<br />

putsch, coup (d'‚tat): <strong>The</strong> government quelled the uprising with<br />

water cannons and tear gas.

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