Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bumptiously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bump-tious-ly
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a bumptious manner.

Example Sentences

"He bumptiously introduced himself and subsequently inferred himself as the topic of conversation."

Etymology

Etymology tree English bumptious Middle English -ly English -ly English bumptiously From bumptious + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more bumptiously (comparative) most bumptiously (superlative)

Questions

What does bumptiously mean?: In a bumptious manner.
Where does bumptiously come from?: Etymology tree English bumptious Middle English -ly English -ly English bumptiously From bumptious + -ly.

How to pronounce bumptiously

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “bumptiously”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “bumptiously”.
Repeat and practice — Say “bumptiously” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.