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单词 bumptious
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bumptious

[ buhmp-shuhs ]
/ ˈbʌmp ʃəs /
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adjective

offensively self-assertive: a bumptious young upstart.

Origin of bumptious

First recorded in 1795–1805; bump + (frac)tious

SYNONYMS FOR bumptious

pushy, forward, cocky, cheeky, brash.
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OTHER WORDS FROM bumptious

Words nearby bumptious

bumpkin, bumpoff, Bumppo, Natty, bump start, bump stock, bumptious, bump up, bumpy, bum rap, bum-rush, bum's rush
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Example sentences from the Web for bumptious

  • Bumptious little man, and yet—and yet there's something in him.

    The Money Master, Complete|Gilbert Parker
  • The court was thrown into amazement, and even Bumptious quailed before the fist of the mighty Jorrocks.

    Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities|Robert Smith Surtees

British Dictionary definitions for bumptious

bumptious
/ (ˈbʌmpʃəs) /

adjective

offensively self-assertive or conceited

Derived forms of bumptious

bumptiously, adverbbumptiousness, noun

Word Origin for bumptious

C19: perhaps a blend of bump + fractious
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