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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Assuming; conceited; uppish.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Scot. Conceited; assuming.
  • adjective such as to disturb the self-possession of; unnerving; causing mental distress.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Present participle of upset.
  • noun The action of the verb upset.
  • adjective That causes or cause upset.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective causing an emotional disturbance

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