bumptious
adjective
offensively self-assertive.
unbumptiousness
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a word derived from
bumptious.
Example Sentences
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He not only succeeded, but he took success modestly, and leaves a namePg 170 for unselfishness and unbumptiousness.
From From Capetown to Ladysmith An Unfinished Record of the South African War by G. W. (George Warrington) Steevens
