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
- 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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