Bumptious Definition
bŭmpshəs
adjective
Disagreeably conceited, arrogant, or forward.
Webster's New World
Crudely or loudly assertive; pushy.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- self-assertive
- aggressive
- (colloq.) self-conceited
- pushing
- obtrusive
- insolent
- cocky
- brazen
- bold
- arrogant
- conceited
Origin of Bumptious
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Probably a play on the pattern of words like fractious.
From Wiktionary
Perhaps blend of bump presumptuous
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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