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Meanings of presumptuous in English

Excessively forward.

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Having extreme self-confidence and overbearing pride.

Usage of presumptuous in English
1
I did not, so I ignored what I considered a presumptuous question.
A conspiracy of paper: a novel
2
Wearing the ring of one's better can be viewed as quite presumptuous.
The Wise Man’s Fear
3
In face of the terrible tidings, that would have been too presumptuous.
An Echo Of Antietam / 1898
4
He persisted in regarding the missionary as a presumptuous and execrated enemy.
The Phantom of the River
5
Painting and sculpture seem to me the most presumptuous of the arts.
An Ambitious Man
6
And it seemed presumptuous to simply sit down to write a book.
Wife for hire
7
McCrory campaign spokesman Ricky Diaz called that claim presumptuous with counting incomplete.
Reuters
8
I would never be presumptuous enough to, you know, critique the past.
The new yorker
9
Well, Quincy, I think you are the most presumptuous mortal in existence.
Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason Corner Folks
10
Our Lord expelled and banished out of heaven the presumptuous angel host.
Codex Junius 11
11
But fate and the ruthless command of a presumptuous king urged me.
The Argonautica
12
I think not-thoughit may sound conceited and presumptuous to say it.
Anne's House of Dreams
13
In front of the presumptuous youth stepped Dave Darrin, with eyes flashing.
The High School Boys' Training Hike
14
Better the surly injustice of Johnson than such presumptuous friendship as this.
Among My Books. Second Series
15
The head of navigation had been reached for even our presumptuous craft.
Virginia: the Old Dominion / As seen from its colonial waterway,...
16
Thou wilt not think me presumptuous in this saying, as another might.
Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume I
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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