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Definition of bumptious adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bumptious

adjective
 
/ˈbʌmpʃəs/
 
/ˈbʌmpʃəs/
(disapproving)
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  1. showing that you think that you are very important; often giving your opinions in a loud, confident and annoying wayTopics Opinion and argumentc2
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: humorously from bump, on the pattern of fractious.
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