: acting as if you are more important than you really are, do not have to do what you are told to do, etc.

What does uppity mean Oxford dictionary?

/ˈʌpəti/ (old-fashioned, informal) ​behaving as if you are more important than you really are, especially when this means that you refuse to obey orders. Word Origin.

What is another name for intractable?

Some common synonyms of intractable are headstrong, recalcitrant, refractory, ungovernable, unruly, and willful.