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BUMPTIOUSLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bumptiously mean?
• BUMPTIOUSLY (adverb)
The adverb BUMPTIOUSLY has 1 sense:
1. in a bumptious manner
Familiarity information: BUMPTIOUSLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a bumptious manner
Context example:
he behaved rather bumptiously and offended the hostess
Pertainym:
bumptious (offensively self-assertive)
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