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| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
| Bumptious. | |
| Arrogant, full of mighty airs and graces; apt to take offence at presumed slights. A corruption of presumptuous, first into “sumptious,” then to bumptious. | 1 |
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