Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Word of the Day


bumptious: crudely, presumptuously, or noisily self-assertive

I just like this word. I will find opportunity to use it in context tonight at dinner. That should not be difficult.

4 comments:

  1. You know what? I didn't. I forgot. There was much excitement over 31¢ scoops at Baskin Robbins, and all thoughts of enriching my vocabulary were bumptiously scattered.

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  2. I think I used this word in the short bio of you I wrote for our glog (wedding blog).

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