English Explanatory Dictionary

presumptuous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Making unwarranted presumptions or assumptions, often out of arrogance or excessive self-confidence, and thus exceeding appropriate or rightful limits.

Pronunciation

/pɹəˈzʌmp.tʃuː.əs/ /pɹəˈzʌmp.tjuː.əs/ /pɹəˈzʌmp.ʃəs/ /pɹəˈzʌmpt͡ʃuəs/ /pɹiˈzʌmpt͡ʃuəs/ en-us-presumptuous.ogg

Word forms

presumptuous more presumptuous most presumptuous præsumptuous presumptious presumtious

Etymology

From Middle English presumptuous, borrowed from Old French presumptieus, presumpcieus, presumptuos, from Latin praesumptuosus.

Synonyms

forward overconfident presuming presumptive airy arrogant chesty authoritarian biggity big-headed blustery boastful bombastic buggish cocky conceited disdainful domineering egotistical entitled flatulent flaunting full of oneself glorious grandiose hankty haught haughty haut high-handed high-hat high and mighty highfalutin hoity-toity holier-than-thou hubristic hubristical imperious inflated insolent la-di-da orgulous ostentatious overbearing overweening pompous presumptuous pretentious priggish puffed up sanctimonious self-important snobbish snooty snotty stout stuck up supercilious thrasonic thrasonical

Related words

presumption presume

Derived words

overpresumptuous presumptuosity presumptuously presumptuousness unpresumptuous
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