upstart
upstart · more upstart · most upstart
Angeber
Acting like a parvenuActing like a parvenu.
UK/ˈʌp.stɑːt/US/ˈʌp.stɑɹt/
» That's big talk for an upstart like you.
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2 sensesActing like a parvenu.
Self-important and presumptuous.
Angeber
More definitions
- characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
Examples
6 sentencesThat's big talk for an upstart like you.
We cannot let these upstarts push us around.
We can't let these upstarts push us around.
The upstart tried to pass for a man of culture.
ruВыскочка пытался сойти за высококультурного человека. — Ooneykcall
The nobility stay noble in poverty, while the upstarts show no dignity.
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
self-important and presumptuous:
Origin
From Middle English upstarten, upsterten, equivalent to up- + start.From Middle English upstarten, upsterten, equivalent to up- + start.
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Forms
more upstart, most upstart| Comparative | more upstart Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most upstart Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position:nouveau-richeparvenuparvenue
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form