Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Presumptuous
presumptuous, adj. [OFr presuntuex < L. præsumptuōsus, see presume, v.] (webplay: before, known, true).
- Greedy; covetous; usurping; commandeering; audaciously possessive.
- Assuming; hopeful; speculative; unproven; unattested; based on conjecture.
- Confident; arrogant; bold.
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