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assumptive, assuming, presumptuous
(adjective) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
presumptuous (comparative more presumptuous, superlative most presumptuous)
Going beyond what is right, proper, or appropriate because of an excess of self-confidence or arrogance.
• (going beyond what is proper): overconfident, foolhardy, rash, presuming, forward, arrogant, insolent, conceited
• See also: arrogant
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*sump"tu*ous, a. Etym: [L. praesumptuosus: cf. F. présomptueux, OF. also presumptuous. See Presumption.]
1. Full of presumption; presuming; overconfident or venturesome; audacious; rash; taking liberties unduly; arrogant; insolent; as, a presumptuous commander; presumptuous conduct. A class of presumptuous men, whom age has not made cautious, nor adversity wise. Buckminster.
2. Founded on presumption; as, a presumptuous idea. "False, presumptuous hope." Milton.
3. Done with hold design, rash confidence, or in violation of known duty; willful. "Keep back the servant also from presumptuous sins." Ps. xix. 13.
Syn.
– Overconfident; foolhardy; rash; presuming; forward; arrogant; insolent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 October 2024
(noun) a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; “the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant”
Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.