bumptious English · revision 2099

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈbʌmpʃəs/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a humorous formation from [[bump]],^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) with the ending ''-tious'' on the pattern of [[fractious]].^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) The American Heritage Dictionary suggests a blend of ''bump'' and [[presumptuous]].^(AHD)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Offensively self-conceited or self-assertive (1803).^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The word has kept its first meaning.^(OED 1989)^(MW Collegiate) The OED labels it colloquial,^(OED 1989) and it describes someone pushy and noisily self-important.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1803 – offensively self-assertive.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)

+ * 1871 – ''bumptiously'', ''bumptiousness''.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Crudely or noisily self-assertive; pushy and self-important.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[bumptiously]]

+ * [[bumptiousness]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[bump]]

+ * [[fractious]]

+ * [[presumptuous]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}