Glossary · Adjectives · U
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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Unworldlyadjectivenot concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerationscandidate
Up onadjectiveMWEbeing up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledgecandidate
Upper-Middle-Classadjectiveoccupying the upper part of the middle socioeconomic range in a societycandidate
Uppercaseadjectiverelating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type casecandidate
Upstartadjectivecharacteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new positioncandidate
Uraemicadjectiveof or involving excess nitrogenous waste products in the urine (usually due to kidney insufficiency)candidate
Urbaneadjectiveshowing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experiencecandidate
Uremicadjectiveof or involving excess nitrogenous waste products in the urine (usually due to kidney insufficiency)candidate