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upstart |
Grep of noun upstart upstart Overview of noun upstart The noun upstart has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. upstart -- (an arrogant or presumptuous person) 2. upstart, parvenu, nouveau-riche -- (a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class) Overview of adj upstart The adj upstart has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. nouveau-riche, parvenu, parvenue, upstart -- (characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position) Antonyms of adj upstart 1 sense of upstart Sense 1 nouveau-riche, parvenu, parvenue, upstart(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA pretentious) -> unpretentious Similarity of adj upstart 1 sense of upstart Sense 1 nouveau-riche, parvenu, parvenue, upstart(postnominal) => pretentious (vs. unpretentious) Attributes of adj upstart Familiarity of adj upstart upstart used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj upstart upstart Overview of noun upstart The noun upstart has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. upstart -- (an arrogant or presumptuous person) 2. upstart, parvenu, nouveau-riche -- (a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class) Overview of adj upstart The adj upstart has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. nouveau-riche, parvenu, parvenue, upstart -- (characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position)
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