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bump⋅tious
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ˈbʌmp
ʃəs
/
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–adjective
offensively self-assertive:
a bumptious young upstart.
Origin:
1795–1805;
bump
+
(frac)tious
Related forms:
bump⋅tious⋅ly,
adverb
bump⋅tious⋅ness,
noun
Synonyms:
pushy, forward, cocky, cheeky, brash.
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bump·tious
(bŭmp'shəs)
adj. Crudely or loudly assertive; pushy.
[Perhaps blend of
bump
and
presumptuous
.]
bump'tious·ly
adv.
,
bump'tious·ness
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
bumptious
"assertive," 1803, probably a humorous coinage on the pattern of
fractious,
etc.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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