bumptious

Meaning

Obtrusively pushy; self-important; self-assertive to a pretentious extreme.

Synonyms

arrogant

self-assertive

conceited

haughty

self-assured

high and mighty

hoity toity

hoity-toity

lordly

opinionated

overweening

presumptuous

priggish

cocksure

ladida

self-confident

smug

snobbish

snooty

stuck up

stuffy

uppish

uppity

cocky

self conceited

self important

Translations

φαντασμένος

ψηλομύτης

anmaßend

prétentieux

cregut

outrecuidant

aanmatigend

mağrur

presuntuoso

engreído

kendini beğenmiş

suffisant

überheblich

υπεροπτικός

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbʌmpʃəs/

Etymology

Probably from bump, on the pattern of words like fractious or presumptious.