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PRESUMPTUOUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Excessively forward

Example:

the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants

Synonyms:

assuming; assumptive; presumptuous

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

forward (used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty)

Derivation:

presumption (a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming)

presumption; presumptuousness (audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to)

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