Upper

up′ėr, adj. (comp. of up ) farther up: higher in position, dignity, .: superior:— superl. Up′per most , Up′most .— ns. Up′per , the part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt; Up′perhand , superiority: advantage.— adj. Up′per most , highest in place, rank, .: first to come into the mind.— adv. in the highest place, first.— n. Up′per-stō′ry , a story above the ground-floor: the brain.— n.pl. Up′per-ten , the wealthier or leading cla in a community.— adj. Up′pish , a uming, pretentious, snobbish.— adv. Up′pishly .— n. Up′pishne . [For affix -most , cf. Aftermost , Foremost .]