Definition for Presumptuous

presumptuous, adj. [OFr presuntuex < L. præsumptuōsus, see presume, v.] (webplay: before, known, true).

  1. Greedy; covetous; usurping; commandeering; audaciously possessive.
  2. Assuming; hopeful; speculative; unproven; unattested; based on conjecture.
  3. Confident; arrogant; bold.

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