astorperious

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/ˌæstə(ɹ)ˈpɪəɹi.əs/

adjective

stuck up; haughty

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Meanings

adjectiveastorperious (comparative more astorperious, superlative most astorperious)

comparative more astorperious · superlative most astorperious · alternative asterperious

  1. USdatedrareslangAfrican-American Vernacularstuck up; haughty

    Too blamed astorperious. I just don't pay you no mind. Lay de skin on me!

    1942, Zora Neale Hurston, A story in Harlem slang

Origin

After the Astor family.

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APA

astorperious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astorperious

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“astorperious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astorperious. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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