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Definition of presumptuous in English: presumptuousadjective prɪˈzʌm(p)tʃʊəsprəˈzəm(p)(t)ʃ(u)əs (of a person or their behaviour) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate. （人或其行为）自以为是的；冒昧的；放肆的 I hope I won't be considered presumptuous if I offer some advice 如果我提出点忠告，希望不会显得冒昧。 Example sentencesExamples - And I'm presumptuous enough to assume that people might actually take the time to misunderstand me.
- Well, I don't to be presumptuous, but I assume it was anticipated there would be this type of focus.
- I guess I'm not presumptuous enough to declare how it turned out for me.
- I fear that I was presumptuous enough to tell him that he did not seem to have the central point quite right.
- I was so presumptuous as simply to indicate that without even giving you the courtesy of asking you.
- It was presumptuous to the point of being arrogant, and it can be fairly said that it has left a very sour taste all round.
- Being the presumptuous boy he was, he thought he would be coming inside my house.
- It was presumptuous of a mere administrator to parade in public talking about the coming era of molecular medicine.
- Beware of a thankless and presumptuous person who expects too much from you without contributing himself in any way.
- I want to think people are kind and generous and helpful, not spiteful, rude, presumptuous and threatening.
- She acts sweet, kind and nice on the outside, but inside she's as rude and presumptuous as I am.
- Not that I am presumptuous enough to compare myself to them of course, but that is the price you pay for free speech, apparently.
- That was a phenomenal mistake and his own presumptuous arrogance led to his downfall.
- It is presumptuous and oppressive to suggest that other cultures want the liberties we take for granted, their argument runs.
- It's all rather presumptuous to offer your opinion when you don't really know the person very well.
- I think it would be presumptuous to offer a guarantee, but what I can say to you is that it is absolutely at the heart of our thinking.
- It's the voice of the Nanny State at its lecturing, presumptuous, arrogant, illogical and whiny worst.
- It was a nice idea but always a tad presumptuous.
- Of course, ultimately, all music is a commodity, but this idea of being told what music will suit your mood is a bit… presumptuous.
- Call this presumptuous arrogance or call it faith in our selves.
Synonyms brazen, overconfident, arrogant, egotistical, overbold, bold, audacious, pert, forward, familiar, impertinent, fresh, free, insolent, impudent, cocksure cheeky, rude, impolite, uncivil, bumptious overhasty, hasty, premature, previous, precipitate, impetuous informal cocky North American informal sassy archaic presumptive, assumptive
Derivativesadverb prɪˈzʌm(p)tʃʊəsliprəˈzəm(p)(t)ʃ(u)əsli Let death itself stare him in the face, he will presumptuously maintain his hope, as if he would look the grim messenger out of countenance. Example sentencesExamples - But there are also those who see the creation of life for medicinal purposes as presumptuously utilitarian.
- But this morning's operative acted aggressively and presumptuously.
- And of course he had to add that little invitation at the end, where he presumptuously hinted that he knew I would say yes and would be waiting at his car.
- If a lay person of low status presumptuously claimed to have done so, the cause must be delusion, physical illness, or conscious fraud.
- Not so much in an effort to lead them ‘back,’ as that presumptuously implies an imbalance of quality, but to broaden perspective and open up to other approaches.
- My reply is that the beauty and elegance which adorn them are evident and convincing proofs of their not being so insignificant as we presumptuously suppose they are.
- And Jackie's selections are speaking volumes, if a bit presumptuously.
- Torr seems to be presumptuously re-assigning stereotypical ‘feminine’ behaviour to anyone female.
- There's a revealing moment when, as Duncan is about to confirm Malcolm as his heir, Hicks presumptuously steps forward.
- Then, he presumptuously goes right ahead and does so.
- He quickly turned to face the man as he leapt, presumptuously, onto the deck and approached quite swiftly.
- More presumptuously, they believe they have the right to deploy words like ‘democracy’ and ‘socialism’.
- Bumpy meowed presumptuously at me from the foot of the stairs, his eyes narrowed into slits.
- To quote Beckett in this way, to quote the final, self-consuming lines of one of his more insular works as a preface to one's own work, is almost presumptuously audacious.
- Travellers are wearily familiar with the wrong kind of leaves or snow that presumptuously falls in the depths of winter.
- So it is no exaggeration to say that what we presumptuously call ‘Western’ culture is owed in large measure to the Andalusian enlightenment.
- Perhaps he should talk to some people who actually use the products he opines so presumptuously about.
- Some savvy male users immediately - and most likely presumptuously - test the waters as soon as they meet an apparently female user.
- His intent is not to counsel or advise presumptuously, but to offer insights about the rule of people as one who is from their ranks.
noun prɪˈzʌm(p)tʃʊəsnəsprəˈzəm(p)(t)ʃ(u)əsnəs Even when you have little hope that the nominee will decide the cases the way you want, you have a problem with the presumptuousness of putting a person like that on the Court. Example sentencesExamples - The enormity of my presumptuousness cows even me.
- But, having admitted all that, there is one thing that the Europeans do know and can put forward without presumptuousness: It is that power does not necessarily lead to victory.
- Although he places Socrates above everyone else, Alcibiades in his presumptuousness wants to make an exchange between equals; he seeks to swap his own beauty for the other's knowledge.
- A certain presumptuousness and overestimation, derived from Calvinism, made them almost sound like proselytising preachers.
- It would be madness and presumptuousness to even speak of it.
- In a World Cup of spills and surprises, however, presumptuousness does not pay.
- There is a presumptuousness that the world should be doing everything that they are saying.
- Allison agrees that presumptuousness is a major turn-off for the girls.
- The reaction in Scotland would be outrage at such presumptuousness - so what makes us think we can get away with exactly the sort of thing we've complained about for years?
- Now, I realise the presumptuousness of my thought and understand why they did not fear me.
- The fact that their followers themselves do not have the intelligence to exercise even only the right of suffrage makes the presumptuousness much more ridiculous.
- His presumptuousness is reflected in his opening moves and extreme appointments, which pour more salt on racial wounds.
- He has much in common with the teacher of writing, as well - a certain presumptuousness that is inevitably tempered with a dose of humiliation every once in a while.
- God, however, decided to punish them for their presumptuousness in erecting the tower by making them speak different languages.
- Part of the shame has to do with a sense of presumptuousness.
- Movies made with the full intention of shining during the autumn Academy Awards selection season often come across as graceless, lumbering creatures - disjointed messes that fall victim to their own pomposity and presumptuousness.
- If anything, the movie's sharks home in on presumptuousness and sanctimony like, well, sharks to blood, but it would also be fair to say that the sharks' motivation is, if not arbitrary, unknowable.
- No doubt the technical assessment is sound and benignly offered, but the mere voicing of it has a slight ring of presumptuousness.
- If it's not set up in advance with the host, bringing an animal is the height of presumptuousness… in spirit no different than showing up with uninvited guests.
OriginMiddle English: from Old French presumptueux, from late Latin praesumptuosus, variant of praesumptiosus 'full of boldness', from praesumptio (see presumption). Definition of presumptuous in US English: presumptuousadjectiveprəˈzəm(p)(t)ʃ(u)əsprəˈzəm(p)(t)SH(o͞o)əs (of a person or their behavior) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate. （人或其行为）自以为是的；冒昧的；放肆的 I hope I won't be considered presumptuous if I offer some advice 如果我提出点忠告，希望不会显得冒昧。 Example sentencesExamples - I was so presumptuous as simply to indicate that without even giving you the courtesy of asking you.
- It was presumptuous to the point of being arrogant, and it can be fairly said that it has left a very sour taste all round.
- It was presumptuous of a mere administrator to parade in public talking about the coming era of molecular medicine.
- Of course, ultimately, all music is a commodity, but this idea of being told what music will suit your mood is a bit… presumptuous.
- I fear that I was presumptuous enough to tell him that he did not seem to have the central point quite right.
- It's the voice of the Nanny State at its lecturing, presumptuous, arrogant, illogical and whiny worst.
- That was a phenomenal mistake and his own presumptuous arrogance led to his downfall.
- I guess I'm not presumptuous enough to declare how it turned out for me.
- And I'm presumptuous enough to assume that people might actually take the time to misunderstand me.
- It is presumptuous and oppressive to suggest that other cultures want the liberties we take for granted, their argument runs.
- Not that I am presumptuous enough to compare myself to them of course, but that is the price you pay for free speech, apparently.
- Call this presumptuous arrogance or call it faith in our selves.
- Well, I don't to be presumptuous, but I assume it was anticipated there would be this type of focus.
- She acts sweet, kind and nice on the outside, but inside she's as rude and presumptuous as I am.
- It was a nice idea but always a tad presumptuous.
- I want to think people are kind and generous and helpful, not spiteful, rude, presumptuous and threatening.
- It's all rather presumptuous to offer your opinion when you don't really know the person very well.
- I think it would be presumptuous to offer a guarantee, but what I can say to you is that it is absolutely at the heart of our thinking.
- Being the presumptuous boy he was, he thought he would be coming inside my house.
- Beware of a thankless and presumptuous person who expects too much from you without contributing himself in any way.
Synonyms brazen, overconfident, arrogant, egotistical, overbold, bold, audacious, pert, forward, familiar, impertinent, fresh, free, insolent, impudent, cocksure
OriginMiddle English: from Old French presumptueux, from late Latin praesumptuosus, variant of praesumptiosus ‘full of boldness’, from praesumptio (see presumption). |