What does bumptious mean?
Definitions for bumptious
ˈbʌmp ʃəsbump·tious
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Princeton's WordNet
bumptious, self-assertiveadjective
offensively self-assertive
Wiktionary
bumptiousadjective
Obtrusively pushy; self-assertive to a pretentious extreme.
The politician may have had good ideas, but he was bumptious to a fault.
Etymology: Probably a play on the pattern of words like fractious.
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bumptious
Bumptious refers to someone who is assertive or proud to an annoying or irritating degree, often displaying self-importance or superiority without any justification.
Webster Dictionary
Bumptiousadjective
self-conceited; forward; pushing
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bumptious
bump′shus, adj. offensively self-assertive.—adv. Bump′tiously.—n. Bump′tiousness. [Prob. formed from Bump.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bumptious in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bumptious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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