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Uriah Heepishly

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

In a cloying, insincerely obsequious manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1995, Neal Gabler, "'Checkers' Lived Again - In Waldholtz's Act" (December 19, 1995) https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200726/http://articles.philly.com/1995-12-19/news/25670096_1_waldholtz-checkers-speech-pat-nixon Where Nixon drew on class resentments - "I believe that it's fine that a man like Gov. (Adlai) Stevenson, who inherited a fortune from his father, can run for president," Nixon grumbled Uriah Heepishly in Checkers - Waldholtz drew on the staple of the daytime talk shows: gender resentment.

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History

Etymology

From Uriah Heepish + -ly: From the Dickens character Uriah Heep, noted for his cloying humility, obsequiousness, and insincerity, the stereotypical yes man.