Antonyms for bumptious


Grammar : Adj
Spell : buhmp-shuhs
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʌmp ʃəs


Definition of bumptious

Origin :
  • "assertive," 1803, probably a humorous coinage from bump on the pattern of fractious, etc. Related: Bumptiously; bumptiousness.
  • adj offensively self-assertive
Example sentences :
  • Bumptious little man, and yet—and yet there's something in him.
  • Extract from : « The Money Master, Complete » by Gilbert Parker
  • The court was thrown into amazement, and even Bumptious quailed before the fist of the mighty Jorrocks.
  • Extract from : « Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities » by Robert Smith Surtees

Synonyms for bumptious

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