BUMPTIOUS


Meaning of BUMPTIOUS in English

/ ˈbʌmpʃəs; NAmE / adjective

( disapproving ) showing that you think that you are very important; often giving your opinions in a loud, confident and annoying way

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: humorously from bump , on the pattern of fractious .

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