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jumped-up

adjective

Meaning

  1. 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.
  2. Having risen from a lowly station or an inferior position, often with implication of conceit or arrogance.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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