| 单词 | bumptious |
| 释义 | bumptious (once / 13311 pages) adj Someone bumptious is cocky, aggressive, and loud. Bumptious people jump ahead of everyone in line at the ice cream truck and steal subway seats from pregnant women. It's good to speak your mind and stand up for yourself, but it's not good to be bumptious. When you're bumptious, you're obnoxious. Someone who dominates a conversation without listening to others is bumptious. Someone who takes more than their fair share of something is bumptious. To be bumptious is to be selfish and annoying. Bumptious people are often arrogant and usually thoughtless, and bumptious behavior shows no concern for other people. WORD FAMILYbumptious: bumptiously, bumptiousness USAGE EXAMPLESA clear-eyed view of young Churchill as a bumptious self-promoter whose exploits in Africa were as farcical as they were courageous. Washington Post(Nov 17, 2016) Nowadays, the US is the status quo power and China the bumptious usurper. The Guardian(Sep 25, 2016) Particularly effective is her clear-eyed view of the young Churchill as a bumptious self-promoter whose exploits in Africa were as farcical as they were courageous. Washington Post(Sep 16, 2016) adj offensively self-assertive Syn self-assertive forward used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty |
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