Bumptious is an adjective describing someone as self-assertive in an obnoxious way.
In high school David was shy and passive but during college he changed into a bumptious man with a large group of friends yet still was lonely.
Month: May 2014
May 22, 2014
Lazaretto is a noun meaning 1) medical facility for people with infectious diseases, 2) a building or ship used for quarantine, or 3) on a ship, a deck used for storage.
When the sailor broke out in a rash, the captain ordered a lazaretto be constructed with the sick sailor placed in there until further notice.
May 21, 2014
Officious is an adjective describing 1) volunteering one’s services where they are neither asked nor needed; meddlesome, or 2) informal, unofficial.
Starla rolled her eyes as her officious aunt offered up more advice on how best to handle a difficult teenager; advice she found curious coming from a woman with no children.
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