presumptuous 音标拼音: [prɪz'ʌmptʃəwəs]
a . 放肆的,冒昧的,冒失的
放肆的,冒昧的,冒失的
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 " [
synonym : {
assumptive }, {
assuming }, {
presumptuous }]
Presumptuous \
Pre *
sump "
tu *
ous \ (?;
135 ),
a . [
L .
praesumptuosus :
cf .
F .
pr ['
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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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1913 Webster ]
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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1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Overconfident ;
foolhardy ;
rash ;
presuming ;
forward ;
arrogant ;
insolent .
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1913 Webster ]
77 Moby Thesaurus words for "
presumptuous ":
acceptable ,
adventurous ,
arrogant ,
assuming ,
audacious ,
bold ,
brash ,
brazen ,
bumptious ,
busy ,
busybody ,
cheeky ,
cold ,
complacent ,
confident ,
contumelious ,
cool ,
daredevil ,
daring ,
death -
defying ,
disdainful ,
egotistical ,
familiar ,
fire -
eating ,
foolhardy ,
forward ,
gay ,
harebrained ,
hubristic ,
immodest ,
impertinent ,
impudent ,
inexcusable ,
inquisitive ,
insolent ,
insulting ,
licentious ,
lofty ,
madbrain ,
madbrained ,
madcap ,
meddlesome ,
meddling ,
nosy ,
obtrusive ,
officious ,
outrageous ,
overconfident ,
overpresumptuous ,
overweening ,
pompous ,
presuming ,
pretentious ,
prideful ,
procacious ,
proud ,
prying ,
pushful ,
pushing ,
pushy ,
saucy ,
self -
appointed ,
self -
asserting ,
self -
assertive ,
self -
assured ,
self -
conceited ,
self -
elect ,
self -
satisfied ,
smug ,
snoopy ,
supercilious ,
temerarious ,
uppish ,
uppity ,
wild ,
wild -
ass ,
would -
be
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