Jumped-up
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Jumped-up is an adjective meaning Having risen from a lowly station or an inferior position, often with a conceited or arrogant attitude.
Meaning
Having risen from a lowly station or an inferior position, often with a conceited or arrogant attitude.
More Meanings
- (idiomatic, derogatory) Thinking or acting as if one is superior, as by pretending to be of a higher class or having greater authority than is the case.
Example Sentences
The man was an upjumped peasant with delusions of his own importance.
[…] the faithful service he gave was pearl cast before mean, gutless, brainless, up-jumped swine […]
[…] I'm damned if I'm going to be harried and put off my stroke by the ridiculous self-importance of a jumped-up pastry-cook.
"My good wife flatters them, to call them knights. They’re upjumped sellswords, with not a thimble of chivalry to be found amongst the four of them."
Synonyms for jumped-up
Depending on context, synonyms include upjumped, upstart, pretentious.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pretentious, uppity, high-blown, inflated, self-important, overly.
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