Bumptious
(adjective)
Overly confident or self-assertive; overly aggressive or arrogant.
Origin:
The word bumptious is a combination of the word bump, meaning to jut out or protrude, and the suffix -ious, meaning full of or characterized by. the word has been in use since the early 17th century.
Examples:
- He was too bumptious for his own good.
- The bumptious salesman made everyone uncomfortable.
- She was so bumptious that she didn't realize she was annoying everyone.
- He was bumptious and always wanted to be in charge.
- The bumptious young man thought he knew everything.