/ 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 .
/ 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 .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005