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Word: Bumptious
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 19th century: humorously from bump, on the pattern of fractious
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbʌm(p)ʃəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
irritatingly self-assertive
Short Definition:irritatingly self-assertive
Examples:- an impossibly bumptious and opinionated ass
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