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bumptiously — bumptious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ irritatingly self assertive or conceited. DERIVATIVES bumptiously adverb bumptiousness noun. ORIGIN from BUMP(Cf. ↑bumpy), on the pattern of fractious … English terms dictionary
bumptiously — adverb in a bumptious manner he behaved rather bumptiously and offended the hostess • Derived from adjective: ↑bumptious * * * adverb see bumptious * * * bumpˈtiously adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bumptiously — adverb see bumptious … New Collegiate Dictionary
bumptiously — See bumptious. * * * … Universalium
bumptiously — adv. pushingly, self assertively, presumptuously … English contemporary dictionary
bumptiously — bump·tious·ly … English syllables
bumptious — bumptiously, adv. bumptiousness, n. /bump sheuhs/, adj. offensively self assertive: a bumptious young upstart. [1795 1805; BUMP + (FRAC)TIOUS] Syn. pushy, forward, cocky, cheeky, brash. * * * … Universalium
bumptious — adjective Etymology: 1bump + tious (as in fractious) Date: 1803 presumptuously, obtusely, and often noisily self assertive ; obtrusive • bumptiously adverb • bumptiousness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
bumptiousness — See bumptiously. * * * … Universalium
bumptious — bump|tious [ˈbʌmpʃəs] adj too proud of your abilities in a way that annoys other people = ↑arrogant >bumptiously adv >bumptiousness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
