Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Going beyond the limits of propriety or good sense in thought or conduct; exhibiting or marked by presumption; overbold; presuming; arrogant.
- Synonyms Forward, venturesome, foolhardy. Presumptive and presumptuous have no meanings in common. See
arrogance .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Full of presumption; presuming; overconfident or venturesome; audacious; rash; taking liberties unduly; arrogant; insolent
- adjective Founded on presumption.
- adjective Done with hold design, rash confidence, or in violation of known duty; willful.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Going beyond what is
right orproper because of an excess ofself-confidence orarrogance
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective excessively forward
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He said there was no truth in the story, which he described as presumptuous in that it attempted to portray him as a "great fixer-up" of all problems.
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My favorite thing, which may sound a little presumptuous, is to try to elevate the material.
Superman/Batman: Interview With John C. McGinley (Metallo) » DVDs Worth Watching 2009
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It was asked everyday of his Mid East and European trip, “Is he too presumptuous, is he trying too hard to be a rock star?”
McCain Campaign Says Obama Is Playing the ‘Race Card’ - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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It was asked everyday of his Mid East and European trip, “Is he too presumptuous, is he trying too hard to be a rock star?”
McCain Campaign Says Obama Is Playing the ‘Race Card’ - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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I used the phrase presumptuous invention, quoted from Philip Roth, to describe the fiction by which Beloved is able to know the details of the Middle Passage.
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The word presumptuous doesn't even begin to cover the idea that Quinn, with the blessing of the Washington Post, would imply through that column that the Obamas ought to attend church and choose one for them.
PunditMom 2008
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Why isn't McCain called presumptuous or arrogant for his weekly radio addresses, his meeting with foreign leaders after the GOP primary wrapped up or the fact he called himself the President in earlier ads?
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Actually I believe the comment yesterday was about a quote in an article where the author called him "presumptuous" and I posted the quote that was referenced and said "It kinda does sound 'presumptuous' ..." or words to that effect.
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Being bold and presumptuous, which is rude or arrogant.
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If, however, such a man be called presumptuous, this kind of presumption is not opposed to magnanimity, but to that virtue which is about ordinary honor, as stated above (Q. 129, A. 2).
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Aquinas Thomas
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