BUMPTIOUS

bumptious, self-assertive

(adjective) offensively self-assertive

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

bumptious (comparative more bumptious, superlative most bumptious)

Obtrusively pushy; self-assertive to a pretentious extreme.

Source: Wiktionary


Bump"tious, a.

Definition: Self-conceited; forward; pushing. [Colloq.] Halliwell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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5 November 2024

TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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