bumptious

Adjective Satellite

offensively self-assertive

Adj

Obtrusively pushy; self-important; self-assertive to a pretentious extreme.

Origin / Etymology

Probably from bump, on the pattern of words like fractious or presumptious.

Synonyms

self-assertive

Scrabble Score: 15

bumptious: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bumptious: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bumptious: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

bumptious: valid Words With Friends Word