Nearby Words
adjective
offensively self-assertive: a bumptious young upstart.
Related forms
bump·tious·ly, adverb
bump·tious·ness, noun
o·ver·bump·tious, adjective
o·ver·bump·tious·ly, adverb
o·ver·bump·tious·ness, noun
EXPANDSynonyms
pushy, forward, cocky, cheeky, brash.
pushy, forward, cocky, cheeky, brash.
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Bumptiousness
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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Word Origin & History
bumptious
"assertive," 1803, probably a humorous coinage on the pattern of fractious, etc.
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