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

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

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

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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