jumped-up

Speech parts

1. jumped-up - Adjective

2. jumped-up - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

(British informal) upstart

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

jumped up

Synonyms

affected proud vain arrogance arrogant pretentious pompous overbearing haughty conceited smug snooty carpetbagger achieved bloated
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Antonyms

meek modest nice humble decent benevolent
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Examples

Amazing how much we've managed to do, considering how we're doing it all with jumped-up social primates and evolutionary behaviors from the Pleistocene. Daniel Abraham

A jumped-up little twerp [and a] prime candidate for exorcism. Conrad Black

People have got to let their bodies breathe a little bit more. That's the great thing about being a pompous, jumped-up rock god. There's plenty of air around you. Robert Plant

Close letter words and terms

jumped out jumped over jumped sharply jumper jumper ant jumper cable