English Explanatory Dictionary

Uriah Heep

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A fictional character, Uriah Heep, in the 1850 Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield, noted for his cloying humility, obsequiousness, and insincerity, the stereotypical yes man.
noun
  1. Someone like the fictional character Uriah Heep.
verb
  1. To be a yes man, in the style of Uriah Heep.

Word forms

Uriah Heep Uriah Heeps Uriah Heeping Uriah Heeped

Synonyms

bootlicker brown noser yes man brownnose

Derived words

Heepish Heepishly Heepishness Uriah Heepish Uriah Heepishly Uriah Heepishness
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