bump·tious
bump·tious/ˈbəm(p)SHəs/
adjective
self-assertive or proud to an irritating degree.
"these bumptious young boys today"
synonyms: self-important, conceited, arrogant, self-assertive, full of oneself, puffed up, swollen-headed, pompous, overbearing, (self-)opinionated, cocky, swaggering, strutting, presumptuous, forward, imperious, domineering, pontificating, sententious, grandiose, affected, stiff, vain, haughty, overweening, proud, egotistic, egotistical, supercilious, condescending, patronizing, snooty, uppity, uppish, pushy
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Apr 3, 2024 · The meaning of BUMPTIOUS is presumptuously, obtusely, and often noisily self-assertive : obtrusive. How to use bumptious in a sentence.
BUMPTIOUS meaning: 1. unpleasantly confident: 2. unpleasantly confident: . Learn more.
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Someone who takes more than their fair share of something is bumptious. To be bumptious is to be selfish and annoying. Bumptious people are often arrogant and ...
If you say that someone is bumptious, you are criticizing them because they are very pleased with themselves and their opinions. [disapproval].
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Synonyms for BUMPTIOUS: arrogant, cavalier, supercilious, superior, domineering, haughty, uppity, important; Antonyms of BUMPTIOUS: humble, modest, lowly, ...
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(disapproving) showing that you think that you are very important; often giving your opinions in a loud, confident and annoying wayTopics Opinion and ...
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bumptious · arrogant · cocksure · conceited · egotistic · egotistical · forward · full of oneself · loud ...
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[more bumptious; most bumptious] disapproving. : proud or confident in a loud and rude way that annoys other people. a bumptious young man. bumptious behavior.
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bumptious, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.
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