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Definition of: presumptuous
(pri·zump′ch
·əs) adjective
1. Unduly confident or bold; audacious; arrogant; insolent.
2. Exhibiting, characterized by, or founded on presumption; presuming unduly, as upon success or the forebearance of others; foolhardy. [<OF presumptuoux <LL praesumptiosus]
—pre·sump′tu·ous·ly adverb
—pre·sump′tu·ous·ness noun
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