BUMPTIOUS


Meaning of BUMPTIOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbəm(p)-shəs ]

adjective

Etymology: bump (I) + -tious (as in fractious )

Date: 1803

: presumptuously, obtusely, and often noisily self-assertive : obtrusive

• bump·tious·ly adverb

• bump·tious·ness noun

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