upwardly mobile en · ADJ
Meanings
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Likely to advance in economic or social standing.
Still, at least the venue was appropriate: Lettice had hired out the long, dusty salon that formed the first-storey salesroom of an upmarket architectural salvage business. It was here young and upwardly-mobile couples came to browse among the mouldings, entablatures, pilasters and ironwork of the past.
2015 July 26, Will Self, “Original short story: Architectural Salvage, by Will Self”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most upwardly mobile | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more upwardly mobile | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
corporate ladder · bourgeoisification · social mobility · upward mobility · embourgeoisement · social climber · social ladder · economic mobility