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Definition of Gumptious
1. Adjective. Working hard to promote an enterprise.
Similar to: Enterprising
Derivative terms: Energy, Industriousness, Industry
Definition of Gumptious
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gumptious
Literary usage of Gumptious
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1851)
"Now the town beadle is bumptious, and Mrs. Avenel is gumptious. ... In course,
sir, all gumptious folks are; they value themselves on their respectability, ..."
2. Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded by John Russell Bartlett (1877)
"In course, sir; all gumptious folks are; they value themselves on their respectability,
... Gumption is knowing; but when I say that sum un is gumptious, ..."
3. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"Gumption is knowing; but when I say that sum un is gumptious, I mean . . .
sum un who does not think small beer of hisself.— Lytton: My Novel. ..."
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