presumptiouslyadv.

a1500 (a1400) Speculum Christiani (Laud) (1933) 101 (MED) Presumptiusly [v.r. presumpcyously; 1425 Lansd. not amendand vs of owre Sinnes hastili, but lyuande in þam presumptuosli in trust of merci].

1512 Act 4 Hen. VIII c. 19 Preamble Presumtiously contrary to the lawes of Gode and all holy Churche.

1579 (c1501) G. Douglas Palice of Honour (Edinb.) 669 in Shorter Poems (2003) 49 Thow..Presumpteouslie..My Lady heir blasphemit in thy Rime.

a1643 W. Monson Naval Tracts iii, in A. Churchill & J. Churchill Coll. Voy. (1704) III. 337/2 That he carry not himself proudly or presumptiously.

1662 R. Mathews Unlearned Alchymist (new ed.) §87. 122 Some that have used it presumptiously.

1705 E. Ward Fair Shell, But Rotten Kernel iii. 55 Both Prince and Army flush'd with this Success, The Gallick Tyrant they must next suppress; End in one Year presumptiously engage, Like Bajazet, to shew him in a Cage.

a1792 J. Rumsey Treat. Applic. of Steam (1850–1) 187 They presumptiously without regard or respect To Law haue abused the Justices in Executing there office by ill wordes animating Each other.

1859 Times 17 Nov. 6/1 I..have ventured to consider—I hope not presumptiously—that the reputation which has been generously accorded to me by my professional brethren has a value more than equal to that of any written documents.

1892 Davenport (Iowa) Morning Tribune 3 Mar. Some..would instruct them on their duties, and on such a line as the Register is so presumptiously doing.

1944 Jrnl. Polit. 6 101 Insofar as the actual rules of warfare, rather presumptiously called positive rules, are concerned [etc.].

1999 C. S. Leafstedt Inside Bluebeard's Castle i. 25 He does not wish to jeopardize his friendship with Bartók by acting presumptiously regarding the storage of some of Bartók's personal effects.