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presumptuous

/pɹəˈzʌmp.tʃuː.əs/ adjective

In Latin: praetumidus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about presumptuous at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Excessively forward.
    an assumptive person

Origin

From Middle English presumptuous, borrowed from Old French presumpcieus, presumptieus, presumptuos and its etymon Medieval Latin praesūmptuōsus.

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