English Dictionary

Definition of “bumptiousness”

bumptiousness (ˈbʌmpʃəsnəs)

ˈbumptiously adverb

ˈbumptiousness noun

C19: perhaps a blend of bump + fractious

Kit had deeper concerns in the summer of 1592 than Will Shakespere's bumptiousness and Lord Strange's suspicion.

Rodney Bolt HISTORY PLAY: The Lives and After-life of Christopher Marlowe (2004)

Pumped Up

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Take the heat

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Going Postal

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PC

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Put the squeeze on

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