Definition of Bumptious
Bumptious
bump·tious
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(adjective)
irritatingly arrogant or conceited, forward or pompous in their ability;
e.g. He never imagined that having a child would make him feel so bumptious.
(adjective)
presumptuously, obtusely, and often noisily self-assertive, behaving proudly to a considerable degree;
e.g. They were a bumptious group that never believed that a mole lived among them.
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