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BUMPTIOUSNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bumptiousness mean?
• BUMPTIOUSNESS (noun)
The noun BUMPTIOUSNESS has 1 sense:
1. offensive boldness and assertiveness
Familiarity information: BUMPTIOUSNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Offensive boldness and assertiveness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
bumptiousness; cockiness; forwardness; pushiness
Hypernyms ("bumptiousness" is a kind of...):
assertiveness; self-assertiveness (aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions)
Derivation:
bumptious (offensively self-assertive)
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