bumptious
[ buhmp-shuhs ]
/ ˈbʌmp ʃəs /
adjective
offensively self-assertive: a bumptious young upstart.
Origin of bumptious
First recorded in 1795–1805;
bump +
(frac)tious
OTHER WORDS FROM bumptious
Words nearby bumptious
bumph,
bumping race,
bumpkin,
bumpoff,
bumppo, natty,
bumptious,
bumpy,
bumsters,
bumsucking,
bun,
bun foot
Example sentences from the Web for bumptious
Bumptious little man, and yet—and yet there's something in him.
The Money Master, Complete |Gilbert ParkerThe 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, adverb bumptiousness, nounWord Origin for bumptious
C19: perhaps a blend of
bump +
fractious