[BUMP-shuhs]

adjective

Crudely, presumptuously, or loudly self-assertive.

What they mistook for my bumptious attitude was just the Ritalin talking.


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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)

“Bumptious.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/bumptious. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.

The Effin’ Word, s.v. “bumptious”, accessed April 20, 2024, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/bumptious.

The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Bumptious. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/bumptious


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