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Webster 1913 Edition
Presumptuous
Pre-sump′tu-ous
(?; 135)
, Adj.
1.
Full of presumption; presuming; overconfident or venturesome; audacious; rash; taking liberties unduly; arrogant; insolent;
as, a
presumptuous
commander; presumptuous
conduct.A class of
presumptuous
men, whom age has not made cautious, nor adversity wise. Buckminster.
2.
Founded on presumption;
“False, presumptuous hope.” as, a
. presumptuous
ideaMilton.
3.
Done with hold design, rash confidence, or in violation of known duty; willful.
“Keep back the servant also from presumptuous sins.” Ps. xix. 13.
Syn. – Overconfident; foolhardy; rash; presuming; forward; arrogant; insolent.
Webster 1828 Edition
Presumptuous
PRESUMP'TUOUS
, a.1.
Bold and confident to excess; adventuring without reasonable ground of success; hazarding safety on too slight grounds; rash; applied to persons; as a presumptuous commander. There is a class of presumptuous men whom age has not made cautious, nor adversity wise.
2.
Founded on presumption; proceeding from excess of confidence; applied to things; as presumptuous hope.3.
Arrogant; insolent; as a presumptuous priest. Presumptuous pride.
4.
Unduly confident; irreverent with respect to sacred things.5.
Willful; done with bold design, rash confidence or in violation of known duty; as a presumptuous sin.Definition 2024
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Alternative forms
- præsumptuous (archaic)
Adjective
presumptuous (comparative more presumptuous, superlative most presumptuous)
- Going beyond what is right, proper, or appropriate because of an excess of self-confidence or arrogance.
Synonyms
- (going beyond what is proper): overconfident, foolhardy, rash, presuming, forward, arrogant, insolent, conceited
Related terms
Translations
going beyond what is proper
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