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presumptuous
pre·sump·tu·ous P0545700 (prĭ-zŭmp′cho͞o-əs)adj. Going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward: felt it was presumptuous of him to assume they had become friends.
[Middle English, from Old French presumptueux, from Late Latin praesūmptuōsus, variant of praesūmptiōsus, from praesūmptiō, presumption; see presumption.]
pre·sump′tu·ous·ly adv.pre·sump′tu·ous·ness n.presumptuous (prɪˈzʌmptjʊəs) adj1. characterized by presumption or tending to presume; bold; forward2. an obsolete word for presumptive preˈsumptuously adv preˈsumptuousness npre•sump•tu•ous (prɪˈzʌmp tʃu əs)
adj. 1. characterized by or showing presumption or readiness to presume; unwarrantedly or impertinently bold; forward. 2. Obs. presumptive. [1300–50; Middle English < Late Latin praesūmptuōsus, variant of Latin praesūmptiōsus. See presumptive, -ous] pre•sump′tu•ous•ly, adv. pre•sump′tu•ous•ness, n. syn: See bold. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | presumptuous - 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"assuming, assumptiveforward - used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline" |
presumptuousadjective pushy (informal), forward, bold, arrogant, presuming, rash, audacious, conceited, foolhardy, insolent, overweening, overconfident, overfamiliar, bigheaded (informal), uppish (Brit. informal), too big for your boots It would be presumptuous of me to give an opinion.
retiring, modest, shy, humble, timid, unassuming, bashfulpresumptuousadjectiveRude and disrespectful:assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart.Informal: brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity.Slang: wise.Translationspresume (prəˈzjuːm) verb1. to believe that something is true without proof; to take for granted. When I found the room empty, I presumed that you had gone home; `Has he gone?' `I presume so.' 相信，認定，假定 相信，认定，假定 2. to be bold enough (to act without the right, knowledge etc to do so). I wouldn't presume to advise someone as clever as you. 擅自 擅自preˈsumably adverb I presume. She's not in her office – presumably she went home early. 我相信 我相信preˈsumption (-ˈzamp-) noun1. something presumed. She married again, on the presumption that her first husband was dead. 被認定的事物，推斷 被认定的事物，推断 2. unsuitable boldness, eg in one's behaviour towards another person. 自以為是，冒昧，傲慢 自以为是，冒昧，傲慢 preˈsumptuous (-ˈzamptjuəs) , ((American) -ˈzamptʃuəs) adjective impolitely bold. 傲慢的 傲慢的preˈsumptuousness noun 傲慢 傲慢
presumptuous
Synonyms for presumptuousadj pushySynonyms- pushy
- forward
- bold
- arrogant
- presuming
- rash
- audacious
- conceited
- foolhardy
- insolent
- overweening
- overconfident
- overfamiliar
- bigheaded
- uppish
- too big for your boots
Antonyms- retiring
- modest
- shy
- humble
- timid
- unassuming
- bashful
Synonyms for presumptuousadj rude and disrespectfulSynonyms- assuming
- assumptive
- audacious
- bold
- boldfaced
- brash
- brazen
- cheeky
- contumelious
- familiar
- forward
- impertinent
- impudent
- insolent
- malapert
- nervy
- overconfident
- pert
- presuming
- pushy
- sassy
- saucy
- smart
- brassy
- flip
- fresh
- smart-alecky
- snippety
- snippy
- uppish
- uppity
- wise
Synonyms for presumptuousadj excessively forwardSynonymsRelated Words |