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bumptious

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈbʌmpʃəs/
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  • rhymes with -ʌmpʃəs

1

adj

Meaning 1

Obtrusively pushy; self-important; self-assertive to a pretentious extreme.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

offensively self-assertive

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: self-assertive

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Probably from bump, on the pattern of words like fractious or presumptious.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: самоуверен (samouveren) — obtrusively pushy
  • Bulgarian: надменен (nadmenen) — obtrusively pushy
  • Dutch: hanerig — obtrusively pushy
  • Dutch: zelfgenoegzaam — obtrusively pushy
  • German: wichtigtuerisch — obtrusively pushy
  • German: prätentiös — obtrusively pushy
  • German: selbsteingenommen — obtrusively pushy
  • German: anmaßend — obtrusively pushy
  • German: aufgeblasen — obtrusively pushy
  • German: überkandidelt — obtrusively pushy
  • Irish: tollmhór — obtrusively pushy
  • Irish: smugach — obtrusively pushy
  • Irish: stráisiúnta — obtrusively pushy