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Definition of Bumptious
1. Adjective. Offensively self-assertive.
Definition of Bumptious
1. a. Self-conceited; forward; pushing.
Definition of Bumptious
1. Adjective. Obtrusively pushy; self-assertive to a pretentious extreme. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bumptious
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bumptious
Literary usage of Bumptious
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Student and Singer: The Reminiscences of Charles Santley by Charles Santley (1892)
"Death of JC Tully, Composer, Conductor, and Gourmet—A bumptious Yankee Tenor—'La
Gazza Ladra'—Florid Singing—Decadence of ..."
2. A Collection of College Words and Customs by Benjamin Homer Hall (1859)
"bumptious. Conceited, forward, pushing. ... On this occasion it is not etiquette
for the candidates themselves to be in waiting, — it looks too " bumptious. ..."
3. Tommy Try and what He Did in Science by Charles Ottley Groom Napier (1869)
"Studies of Human Character.—Pronounced Shelved.—Unhappy at Home.—Dr.
bumptious.-—Vegetarianism.—A Nose like a Button Mushroom.—How to Scold away Custom. ..."
4. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1860)
"I bumptious indeed, though I believe it is not in the dictionary, has crept into
... time the word bumptious suggested itself as being nected with gawm, ..."
5. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1883)
"This bumptious boy, in boyish pride, Observed the hunters in full flight, He
stood a-tiptoe on a tub, And scrambled to his seat, and sat. He sought a mount, ..."
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