bumptious

[ buhmp-shuhs ]
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adjective
  1. offensively self-assertive: a bumptious young upstart.

Origin of bumptious

1
First recorded in 1795–1805; bump + (frac)tious

Other words for bumptious

Other words from bumptious

  • bump·tious·ly, adverb
  • bump·tious·ness, noun
  • o·ver·bump·tious, adjective
  • o·ver·bump·tious·ly, adverb
  • o·ver·bump·tious·ness, noun
  • un·bump·tious, adjective
  • un·bump·tious·ly, adverb
  • un·bump·tious·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for bumptious

bumptious

/ (ˈbʌmpʃəs) /


adjective
  1. offensively self-assertive or conceited

Origin of bumptious

1
C19: perhaps a blend of bump + fractious

Derived forms of bumptious

  • bumptiously, adverb
  • bumptiousness, noun

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