presumptuous

(prĭ-zŭmp'chū-əs)
adj.
Going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward.

[Middle English, from Old French presumptueux, from Late Latin praesūmptuōsus, variant of praesūmptiōsus, from praesūmptiō, presumption. See presumption.]

presumptuously pre·sump'tu·ous·ly adv.
presumptuousness pre·sump'tu·ous·ness n.

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The form presumptious, though formerly (15th century–19th century) valid, is now erroneous.

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adjective

Rude 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 wise¹. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, courtesy/discourtesy.

adj

Definition: very self-confident
Antonyms: humble, modest, timid, unassuming

For a list of words related to presumptuous, see:

• Extroverted, Outgoing, Outspoken, or Dramatic
• Dominant, Stubborn, Proud, or Confident

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - anmassende, formastelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
aanmatigend, eigenwijs

Français (French)
adj. - audacieux (de la part de, de faire)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - anmaßend, überheblich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αυθάδης, θρασύς, προπέτης, αλαζονικός

Italiano (Italian)
presuntuoso, arrogante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - presunçoso, arrogante

Русский (Russian)
самонадеянный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - presuntuoso, atrevido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förmäten, arrogant

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
放肆的, 冒失的, 冒昧的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 放肆的, 冒失的, 冒昧的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 주제넘은, 뻔뻔한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ずうずうしい, 厚かましい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متجاسر, وقح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שחצן, יהיר, חצוף‬

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