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bumptious

/ˈbʌmp.ʃəs/

Traduction: Qualifie une personne qui se montre arrogante et prétentieuse, avec une assurance bruyante et déplaisante.

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adjective

C2formalbritish/ˈbʌmp.ʃəs/

Describes a person who is self-assertive or conceited in a noisy or arrogant way.

  • 🇫🇷Qualifie une personne qui se montre arrogante et prétentieuse, avec une assurance bruyante et déplaisante.
  1. Offensively self-assertive C2 formal british

    Overly confident or pushy in a way that annoys others; self-important.

    • His bumptious attitude made him unpopular at work.
    • She was so bumptious that no one wanted to work with her.
    • The new manager's bumptious behavior irritated the entire team.

    🇫🇷Péremptoire

    Synonymes: arrogantbrashcockyconceitedforwardimpertinentoverbearingpompouspresumptuouspushyself-assertiveself-important

    Antonymes: diffidenthumblemeekmodestretiringself-effacingtimidunassuming

  • more bumptious comparative form
  • most bumptious superlative form