as in arrogant
having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude a bumptious young man whose family wealth gave him a sense of entitlement

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Recent Examples on the Web Democratic governments should defend their policies before a public free to express itself, even in bumptious and offensive terms. Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023 Democratic governments need to defend their policies in public, with a public that is free to express itself, even in terms that are bumptious and offensive. The Editors, National Review, 29 Nov. 2023 So, to the loud and bumptious anti-Biden chorus that blames him for everything bad, there is no equally loud and bumptious pro-Biden answering chorus speaking as one and giving him credit for everything good. Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 18 Sep. 2023 Bailey is suitably bumptious but effortful as Harry, but the drama suffers most with the underwritten and over-emoting Holly and Anna. David Benedict, Variety, 20 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for bumptious 

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“Bumptious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumptious. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.

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