bumptious

November 3, 2006 | 1 Comment
crudely or loudly assertive; pushy
This is another word from Terry Eagleton's review of The God Delusion: "Or does he imagine like a bumptious young barrister that you can defeat the opposition while being complacently ignorant of its toughest case?"

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tammy | November 3, 2006 1:34 PM | Reply

hi karl~
this is just a fun word to say......AND you get barrister in the inspiration......what more could one want in a word of the day?
tammy

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