Bumptious
Crossword Clue and Answers
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Publications
- The New York Times Crossword - Saturday, 7 Nov 2020
Crossword Answers
4 letters
BOLD
A typeface with thick heavy lines
COLD
The sensation produced by low temperatures; "he shivered from the cold"; "the cold helped clear his head"
COOL
Loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"
PERK
Gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap"
PERT
Characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"
5 letters
PERKY
Characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness; "buoyant spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking bright and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in her 70s"
SAUCY
Characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"
PUSHY
Marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative; "an aggressive young executive"; "a pushful insurance agent"
BRASH
Offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say"
COCKY
Overly self-confident or self-assertive; "a very cocky young man"
6 letters
SNOTTY
Dirty with nasal discharge; "a snotty nose"; "a house full of snot-nosed kids"
UPPITY
Presumptuously arrogant; "had a witty but overweening manner"; "no idea how overweening he would be"- S.V.Benet; "getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"- NY Times
BRASSY
Tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
BRAZEN
Face with defiance or impudence; "brazen it out"
CHEEKY
Offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say"
DARING
A challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; "he could never refuse a dare"
UPPISH
(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety"
7 letters
BIGGETY
DEFIANT
Boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude"
FORWARD
A position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
STUCKUP
8 letters
ARROGANT
Having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock"
DERISIVE
Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"
FAMILIAR
A friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"
IMMODEST
Having or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc; "brash immodest boasting"
IMPUDENT
Marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior"
INSOLENT
Marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior"
OVERWISE
PEACOCKY
PUFFEDUP
9 letters
AUDACIOUS
Disposed to venture or take risks; "audacious visions of the total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous spirit"
BUMPTIOUS
Offensively self-assertive
CONCEITED
Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes"
INSULTING
Expressing extreme contempt
KNOWITALL
OBTRUSIVE
Sticking out; protruding
PRESUMING
10 letters
CHUTZPADIK
DISDAINFUL
Expressing extreme contempt
PROCACIOUS
11 letters
CHALLENGING
Requiring full use of your abilities or resources; "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake"
IMPERTINENT
Not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point"
OVERWEENING
Presumptuously arrogant; "had a witty but overweening manner"; "no idea how overweening he would be"- S.V.Benet; "getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"- NY Times
SMARTALECKY
12 letters
CONTEMPTUOUS
Expressing extreme contempt
CONTUMELIOUS
Arrogantly insolent
PRESUMPTUOUS
Excessively forward; "an assumptive person"; "on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide"; "the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants"
13 letters
GREATLYDARING
SELFCONCEITED
SWELLEDHEADED
SELFASSERTIVE
SELFIMPORTANT
15 letters
SELFOPINIONATED
16 letters
OVERPRESUMPTUOUS
24 letters
REGARDLESSOFCONSEQUENCES
25 letters
AGGRESSIVELYSELFCONFIDENT