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bumptious

[ buhmp-shuhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

offensively self-assertive:
a bumptious young upstart.
Synonyms: brash, cheeky, cocky, forward, pushy

bumptious

/ ˈbʌmpʃəs /

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

C19: perhaps a blend of bump + fractious

Bumptious little man, and yet—and yet there's something in him.

The court was thrown into amazement, and even Bumptious quailed before the fist of the mighty Jorrocks.

She was always—not exactly proud like, but what I calls Bumptious.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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