Bumptiously (Adverb)
Meaning
In a bumptious manner; "he behaved rather bumptiously and offended the hostess".
Examples
- The self-proclaimed expert spoke bumptiously about the topic, much to the annoyance of the actual professionals.
- The new coworker presented his ideas bumptiously, failing to consider the opinions of his more experienced colleagues.
- He behaved rather bumptiously and offended the hostess within the first hour of arrival.
- In his attempt to joke with the stranger, he came across bumptiously and the conversation became uncomfortable.
- At the conference, the younger speaker's bumptiously confident delivery was off-putting to some audience members.