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[ pri-zuhmp -choo-uh s ] SHOW IPA
/ prɪˈzʌmp tʃu əs / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought, as by saying or doing something without right or permission.
unwarrantedly or impertinently bold; forward.
Obsolete . presumptive.
Origin of presumptuous 1300–50; Middle English <Late Latin praesūmptuōsus, variant of Latin praesūmptiōsus. See presumption, -ous
SYNONYMS FOR presumptuous 1, 2 impertinent, audacious; fresh; arrogant.
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synonym study for presumptuous 1, 2 . See bold.
OTHER WORDS FROM presumptuous pre·sump·tu·ous·ly, adverb pre·sump·tu·ous·ness, noun o·ver·pre·sump·tu·ous, adjective o·ver·pre·sump·tu·ous·ly, adverb
o·ver·pre·sump·tu·ous·ness, noun un·pre·sump·tu·ous, adjective un·pre·sump·tu·ous·ly, adverb un·pre·sump·tu·ous·ness, noun
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH presumptuous presumptive, presumptuous Words nearby presumptuous presumption of law, presumption of survivorship, presumptive, presumptive heir, presumptive positive, presumptuous , presuppose, presupposition, presuppurative, presurmise, presynaptic
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That presumptuous idea revealed as in a lightning flash the abyss on the brink of which I stood.
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How vain, then, how idle, how presumptuous is the opinion that laws can do everything!
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British Dictionary definitions for presumptuous adjective characterized by presumption or tending to presume; bold; forward
an obsolete word for presumptive
Derived forms of presumptuous presumptuously , adverb presumptuousness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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