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Antonyms for presumptuous

Grammar : Adj
Spell : pri-zuhmp-choo-uhs
Phonetic Transcription : prɪˈzʌmp tʃu əs

Definition of presumptuous

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from Old French presumtuex (12c.; Modern French présomptueux) and directly from Late Latin praesumptuosus, variant of praesumptiosus, from past participle stem of Latin praesumere "anticipate," in Late Latin, "assume" (see presumption). Related: Presumptuously; presumptuousness.
  • adj self-confident
Example sentences :
  • I am not so presumptuous as to say that for me this may not happen.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • The diffident took heart before him, and the presumptuous were checked.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • This young man is his book-keeper, and so his love is presumptuous.
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 » by Various
  • We have—you have disproved the love I was so presumptuous as to believe you fostered for me.
  • Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Presumptuous he had accounted himself—but only until she had found him so.
  • Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini
  • "Presumptuous that I am," said he to the rivulet, to contradict himself the next moment.
  • Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini
  • I would cheerfully do it if it did not seem to be presumptuous on the part of a stranger.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, October 12, 1880 » by Various
  • It would be presumptuous to ascribe such demeanor to insensibility.
  • Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever
  • But she answered it nevertheless in the words, "Not so unmaidenly as presumptuous."
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 » by Various
  • Just as he had blasted the presumptuous natives who opposed him.
  • Extract from : « The Players » by Everett B. Cole

Synonyms for presumptuous

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