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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•sump•tu•ous /prɪˈzʌmptʃuəs/USA pronunciation adj. - characterized by too much boldness to presume or make unwarranted assumptions;
too bold:presumptuous of her to assume I'd be paying for dinner.
See -sum-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•sump•tu•ous (pri zump′cho̅o̅ əs),USA pronunciation adj. - full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought.
- unwarrantedly or impertinently bold;
forward. - [Obs.]presumptive.
- Late Latin praesūmptuōsus, variant of Latin praesūmptiōsus. See presumption, -ous
- Middle English 1300–50
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged impertinent, audacious; fresh; arrogant. See bold.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged modest, unassuming.
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