presumptuous
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- adjective
- /prɪˈzʌmpʃuəs/
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presuntuoso
- Suggesting that this sixteenth-century philosopher might help solve our problems may seem presumptuous or even absurd.
- seem presumptuous
- presumptuous to assume
- presumptuous to think
It makes presumptuous use of the we.
- It makes presumptuous use of the we.
- I think they might be presumptuous or arrogant in some cases.
- It would be kind of presumptuous of me to like, you know, change it up.
- And, you know, this would have seemed wildly presumptuous.
- So what's left to do if one doesn't want to be inappropriately academic or piously presumptuous?
- Now I'm being presumptuous because I know every aspect of your life, but what the, the point I'm trying to make is we've all got our strengths, the things we like doing.
- Now, I may be presumptuous or even it might be preposterous to compare data management challenge to the Odyssey, but could there be similarities?
- Doing to someone is often elitist, arrogant, entitled, presumptuous, unempathic, and aggressive.
- I think that's, I think that's the don't be presumptuous.
- It means like bold, forward, curt, presumptuous.
- And he's just like this, this pretty presumption, this presumptuous, you know, who am I to judge?
- And this gets back to where I was starting from when I said that there's you're being presumptuous.
- You know, it's funny to be presumptuous and smug and arrogant and, and think that these are the kind of people always talking about.
Examples
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You know, it's quite presumptuous of you to show up at my door.
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John was thinking he had been presumptuous, inviting her up here so soon.
Fiction book (1990) -
What were you looking for? Would it be too presumptuous of me to say that you were looking for help?
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Thank you for that, Prime Minister, if I may be so presumptuous on their behalf, you kept your word to them.
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At a time when everything is considered a matter of opinion, that may sound presumptuous in the extreme.
Academic text (1994) -
Sir, would it be presumptuous of me to ask you for... for your autograph?
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For me to thank you as equals would be presumptuous.
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May I ask, if it isn't too presumptuous of me, what first drew you all together?
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Don't you think you're being a little rude and presumptuous?
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It's presumptuous of him to assume he knows better than everyone else.
Synonyms
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7.9
Someone who shows no respect by acting or speaking boldly
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Rude or too bold toward someone, sometimes playful
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Being too confident in a proud, annoying way
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Too much pride and confidence that makes people dislike you
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Acting too confident by treating things as true without proof
Being too confident in a way that makes others uncomfortable
Antonyms
How Presumptuous
Surface Forms
Morphology
presumptuous = presume (transparent) = presumpt + uous
The adjective is directly related to the verb 'presume' with the adjectival suffix '-uous' meaning 'characterized by presuming', so learners who know 'presume' can infer the adjective's sense.
Etymology
Presumptuous comes from the Latin parts pre- meaning 'before' and sumere meaning 'to take', and it shares the same root as presume and assume. So a presumptuous person 'takes' things like permission or rights too early or without asking, which is why the word means being too bold or forward.