Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Presumptuous \Pre*sump"tu*ous\ (?; 135), a. [L. praesumptuosus:
cf. F. pr['e]somptueux, OF. also presumptuous. See
{Presumption}.]
1. Full of presumption; presuming; overconfident or
venturesome; audacious; rash; taking liberties unduly;
arrogant; insolent; as, a presumptuous commander;
presumptuous conduct.
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A class of presumptuous men, whom age has not made
cautious, nor adversity wise. --Buckminster.
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2. Founded on presumption; as, a presumptuous idea. "False,
presumptuous hope." --Milton.
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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.
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Syn: Overconfident; foolhardy; rash; presuming; forward;
arrogant; insolent.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
presumptuous
adj 1: excessively forward; "an assumptive person"; "on a
subject like this it would be too assuming for me to
decide"; "the duchess would not put up with presumptuous
servants" [syn: {assumptive}, {assuming}, {presumptuous}]
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High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
