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bump·tious

(bŭmp′shəs)
adj.
Crudely or loudly assertive; pushy.
[Perhaps blend of bump and presumptuous.]
bump′tious·ly adv.
bump′tious·ness n.
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Adv. 1. bumptiously - in a bumptious manner; "he behaved rather bumptiously and offended the hostess"
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