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bumptious definition

bump·tious (bump′s̸həs)

adjective

disagreeably conceited, arrogant, or forward

Etymology: prob. < bump, by analogy with fractious

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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