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Bumptious Adjective Pushy Offensively Loudly Self Assertive Cocky Describes

Front Bumptious (adjective)
Back Pushy; offensively or loudly self-assertive; cocky.

Bumptious describes a different type of arrogance than supercilious. With bumptious, the focus isn’t on scornful disdain but on the loud and pushy aspects of arrogance.

"an impossibly bumptious and opinionated ass"

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