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bumptiousness

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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bumptiousness - offensive boldness and assertiveness
cockiness, forwardness, pushiness
assertiveness, self-assertiveness - aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions
Translations
bumptiousness
n → Aufgeblasenheit f, → Wichtigtuerei f


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Crisparkle during the last re-matching of the china ornaments (in other words during her last annual visit to her sister), after a public occasion of a philanthropic nature, when certain devoted orphans of tender years had been glutted with plum buns, and plump bumptiousness.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Dickens, Charles View in context
There is a blatant bumptiousness about a steam launch that has the knack of rousing every evil instinct in my nature, and I yearn for the good old days, when you could go about and tell people what you thought of them with a hatchet and a bow and arrows.
Three Men In A Boat (To Say Nothing Of The Dog) by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context
And Tom, notwithstanding his bumptiousness, felt friends with him at once, and began sucking in all his ways and prejudices, as fast as he could understand them.
Tom Brown's Schooldays by Hughes, Thomas View in context
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