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Definition of Put-upon
1. Adjective. Of persons; taken advantage of. "After going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used"
Definition of Put-upon
1. Adjective. (alternative form of put upon) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Put-upon
Literary usage of Put-upon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin (1896)
"The epitaph which he had written when a printer was not put upon his tomb: THE
BODY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PRINTER (Like the cover of an old book, ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"In the compound stress the main force is put upon the first and the last parts
of the sound. It represents the mental and emotive natures and expresses any ..."
3. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1905)
"There was no allegation or proof that jurors regularly drawn, and which the
defendant had a right to insist should be put upon him in the panel, ..."
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