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Meanings of presumptuous in English
Synonyms
Examples for "arrogant"
Examples for "arrogant"
1
President Grant in the beginning undertook to break down this arrogant claim.
2
He was of a feeble character, arrogant in prosperity, faint-hearted in adversity.
3
As the Mormons increased in power, they became more self-sufficient and arrogant.
4
As time went on Germany and Austria became more and more arrogant.
5
The arrogant spending instinct had gained upon the moderating and self-restraining instinct.
1
Yes, the process it precious and meticulous, but by no means pretentious.
2
The buildings were higher and much more pretentious in design and ornamentation.
3
I would need a while to come up with something suitably pretentious.
4
There was nothing pretentious about the home in which he was raised.
5
I find the architecture pretentious, even in its present somewhat de-Romanized version.
1
The Senator was promptly and intensely interested in this cocksure declaration by
2
At that she laughed in a kind of a friendly, cocksure way.
3
He was a well-favored youth with an unlovely manner, haughty and cocksure.
4
Be cautious always; be especially cautious when you are cocksure you're right.
5
James DeGale is as cocksure as he is buttery-smooth inside the ropes.
1
He was chesty, wore long sleeves and ran on his toes.
2
See how chesty it makes him-hewon't even look this way.
3
I don't feel very chesty about the way I've managed it.
4
My throat was parched and I was coughing; a really bad, chesty cough.
5
They felt a bit chesty at the thought of that B. S. or A.
Usage of presumptuous in English
1
I did not, so I ignored what I considered a presumptuous question.
2
Wearing the ring of one's better can be viewed as quite presumptuous.
3
In face of the terrible tidings, that would have been too presumptuous.
4
He persisted in regarding the missionary as a presumptuous and execrated enemy.
5
Painting and sculpture seem to me the most presumptuous of the arts.
6
And it seemed presumptuous to simply sit down to write a book.
7
McCrory campaign spokesman Ricky Diaz called that claim presumptuous with counting incomplete.
8
I would never be presumptuous enough to, you know, critique the past.
9
Well, Quincy, I think you are the most presumptuous mortal in existence.
10
Our Lord expelled and banished out of heaven the presumptuous angel host.
11
But fate and the ruthless command of a presumptuous king urged me.
12
I think not-thoughit may sound conceited and presumptuous to say it.
13
In front of the presumptuous youth stepped Dave Darrin, with eyes flashing.
14
Better the surly injustice of Johnson than such presumptuous friendship as this.
15
The head of navigation had been reached for even our presumptuous craft.
16
Thou wilt not think me presumptuous in this saying, as another might.
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Presumptuous through the time
Presumptuous across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common