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presumptuous

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  1. 1. a. Full of presumption; presuming; overconfident or venturesome; audacious; rash; taking liberties unduly; arrogant; insolent; as, a presumptuous commander; presumptuous conduct. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Founded on presumption; as, a presumptuous idea. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Done with hold design, rash confidence, or in violation of known duty; willful. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. excessively forward Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. Full of class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/presumption">presumption; class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/presuming">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; as, a presumptuous idea. "False, presumptuous hope." Milton. 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. Source: webster
  6. 6. j:100 s excessively forward Source: ecdict

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