bumptiousness
1Bumptiousness — Bump tious*ness, n. Conceitedness. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …
2bumptiousness — noun The state of being bumptious; conceitedness. The woman would be quite likable sans bumptiousness …
3bumptiousness — bumptious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ irritatingly self assertive or conceited. DERIVATIVES bumptiously adverb bumptiousness noun. ORIGIN from BUMP(Cf. ↑bumpy), on the pattern of fractious …
4bumptiousness — noun see bumptious …
5bumptiousness — See bumptiously. * * * …
6bumptiousness — bump·tious·ness …
7bumptiousness — noun offensive boldness and assertiveness • Syn: ↑cockiness, ↑pushiness, ↑forwardness • Derivationally related forms: ↑forward (for: ↑forwardness), ↑pushy ( …
8cockiness — noun offensive boldness and assertiveness • Syn: ↑bumptiousness, ↑pushiness, ↑forwardness • Derivationally related forms: ↑forward (for: ↑forwardness), ↑pushy ( …
9forwardness — noun 1. an advanced stage the forwardness of the harvest this year the arts are in no kind of forwardness in this matter • Derivationally related forms: ↑forward • Hypernyms: ↑earliness 2. prompt willingness readiness t …
10pushiness — noun offensive boldness and assertiveness • Syn: ↑bumptiousness, ↑cockiness, ↑forwardness • Derivationally related forms: ↑forward (for: ↑forwardness), ↑pushy, ↑ …
