uppityness

English

Etymology

uppity +‎ -ness

Noun

uppityness (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of uppitiness
   • 2007 November 15, Gail Collins, “What Happens in Vegas ...”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The first woman to run for president in this country, Victoria Woodhull, almost got castrated for her uppityness.