Word Frequency
bumptious (ˈbʌmpʃəs
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Definitions
adjective
- offensively self-assertive or conceited
Derived Forms
ˈbumptiously adverbˈbumptiousness noun
Word Origin
C19: perhaps a blend of bump + fractiousSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = cocky, forward, arrogant, brash, swaggering, vaunting, pushy, conceited, showy, overbearing, presumptuous, boastful, impudent, overconfident, vainglorious, self-assertive, egotistic, full of yourself
Example Sentences Including 'bumptious'
Ask anyone in the music industry what they think of Ashcroft and the words arrogant and bumptious will probably be near the top of the list.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
His hands were folded on his hill of belly, his bumptious shut-eyed face was pious.The Legend of Captain Space
In an atmosphere of anti-Catholic paranoia, this would cost the bumptious arriviste, the cobbler's boy made good, his degree.HISTORY PLAY: The Lives and After-life of Christopher Marlowe (2004)
It is sceptical, intrusive, inquisitive, bumptious , unfair and cruel.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
It seems Herle is big, burly and bumptious , but durable, loyal and an astute partisan.Toronto Sun (2003)
Sex had more often than not been her means; a little hide the sausage, as she'd been fond of calling it in her more bumptious moods.SACRAMENT (2001)
`Godwin and Wilde and Whistler, that whole Tite Street crew, bankrupt and bumptious and - `Gothic Pursuit
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