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stuck-up adjective [ stʌkˈʌp ]

• staying aloof from others because one thinks one is superior.
• "‘Stuck-up snob,’ Grandpa used to whisper"
Similar: conceited, proud, arrogant, haughty, condescending, disdainful, patronizing, snobbish, snobby, supercilious, imperious, above oneself, self-important, overweening, lordly, high and mighty, snooty, uppity, uppish, big-headed, swollen-headed, hoity-toity, la-di-da, too big for one's boots, toffee-nosed, posh, vainglorious,
Opposite: modest, unassuming,


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