Sentence:  "Hit wuz wunner dese yer <WSD>uppity</WSD> little Jack Sparrers, I speck," said the old man; "dey wuz allers bodder'n' longer udder fokes's bizness 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Presumptuous, above oneself, self-important; arrogant, snobbish, haughty.