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bumptious

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bump·tious  (bmpshs)
adj.
Crudely or loudly assertive; pushy.

[Perhaps blend of bump and presumptuous.]

bumptious·ly adv.
bumptious·ness n.

bumptious [ˈbʌmpʃəs]
adj
offensively self-assertive or conceited
[perhaps a blend of bump + fractious]
bumptiously  adv
bumptiousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.bumptious - offensively self-assertive
forward - used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline"

bumptious
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bumptious [ˈbʌmpʃəs] ADJengreído, presuntuoso

bumptious [ˈbʌmpʃəs] adjsuffisant(e), prétentieux/euse

bumptious

bumptious [ˈbʌmpʃəs] adjarrogante, presuntuoso/a
bumptious [ˈbʌmpʃəs] adjarrogante, presuntuoso/a

bumptious
adj bumptious [ˈbampʃəs]
full of one's own importance a very bumptious young man. verwaande, aanstellerige مُعْجَبٌ بِنَفْسِه، مَزْهو надменен domýšlivý storsnudet; arrogant aufgeblasen επηρμένος, υπερφίαλος presumido puhevil مغرور؛ از خود راضی tärkeilevä suffisant מִתְנַשֵא घमंडी, अक्खड़ prost fennhéjázó merasa diri penting presuntuoso ごう慢な 거만한 pasipūtęs pašapzinīgs; uzpūtīgs angkuh aanmatigend høy pæra, skittviktig nadęty presunçoso plin de sine (излишне) самоуверенный namyslený domišljav nadmen viktig, dryg, styv i korken ซึ่งคิดว่าตนเองสำคัญมาก kendini beğenmiş, ukala 自負的 самовпевнений, пихатий مغرور ، لڑاکا ، خر دماغ tự phụ


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I was still annoyed at his bumptious style of conversation.
Hammerfield's judgment of Ernest, which was to the effect that he was "an insolent young puppy, made bumptious by a little and very inadequate learning.
You call yourself humble and sinful, but you are the most Bumptious of your sex.
 
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