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bumptious

/buhmp-shuhs/US // ˈbʌmp ʃəs //UK // (ˈbʌmpʃəs) //

凹凸不平的,凹凸有致,凹凸有致的,颠簸的

Related Words

arrogant傲慢的,傲慢,嚣张的,嚣张cocksure袜口,袜业,袜套,袜业公司conceited自负的,自负,自负的人,自以为是egotistic自负的,自负,自负的人,自大的forward谈到这个loud大声,大声的,大声说,大声音obnoxious厌恶性,厌恶的,厌恶性的,厌恶pushy咄咄逼人,咄咄逼人的,雄心勃勃,强势的egotistical自负的,自负,自大,自大的人full of oneself浑身是劲,独步天下,浑身是劲的,浑身是劲儿

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : offensively self-assertive: a bumptious young upstart.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.offensively self-assertive
Synonyms
arrogant傲慢的,傲慢,嚣张的,嚣张cocksure袜口,袜业,袜套,袜业公司conceited自负的,自负,自负的人,自以为是egotistic自负的,自负,自负的人,自大的egotistical自负的,自负,自大,自大的人forward谈到这个full of oneself浑身是劲,独步天下,浑身是劲的,浑身是劲儿loud大声,大声的,大声说,大声音obnoxious厌恶性,厌恶的,厌恶性的,厌恶pushy咄咄逼人,咄咄逼人的,雄心勃勃,强势的

Where does bumptious come from?

For as fun as the word bumptious sounds, its meaning is more forceful. Bumptious is recorded in the late 1790s and is a blend of bump and fractious, meaning “unruly” or “irritable.” Bumptious bumps fractious up to the next level, meaning “offensively self-assertive.”Many more amusing Americanisms await in our slideshow “These Wacky Words Originated In The USA.”

Examples

  • Bumptious little man, and yet—and yet there's something in him.

  • The court was thrown into amazement, and even Bumptious quailed before the fist of the mighty Jorrocks.

  • She was always—not exactly proud like, but what I calls Bumptious.

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