offensively self-assertive
Used in a Sentence
bumptious
How to use bumptious in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for bumptious.
Editorial note
What a bumptious comment. Stop telling us what to do.
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Quick take
offensively self-assertive
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of bumptious gathered in one view.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for bumptious.
adjective
offensively self-assertive
See also: self-assertive
Example sentences
What a bumptious comment. Stop telling us what to do.
But I agree we should stop to further support that bumptious memory of him. In the end, he was also a victim of dynamics that where not in his influence.
If someone plagiarises something, and then excuses themself with a pack of bumptious squirmy nonsense, they can be ridiculed. But generally we all ought to be copying stuff pretty freely.
Originally an insult against bumptious “jays” from the country who ineptly gamboled on city sidewalks, it was taken up by a coalition of pro-automobile interests in the 1920s, notes historian Peter D. Norton in his book Fighting Traffic. “Before the American city could be physically reconstructed to accommodate automobiles, its streets had to be socially reconstructed as places where cars belong,” he writes.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use bumptious in a sentence?
What a bumptious comment. Stop telling us what to do.
What does bumptious mean?
offensively self-assertive
What part of speech is bumptious?
bumptious is commonly used as adjective.