presumptuous
/pɹəˈzʌmpt͡ʃuəs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Making unwarranted presumptions or assumptions, often out of arrogance or excessive self-confidence, and thus exceeding appropriate or rightful limits.
Example Sentences
- "Preſumptuous Prieſt, this place cōmands my patiēce, / Or thou ſhould'ſt finde thou haſt dis-honor'd me."
- "Is this the proud presumtious Esquire of the North, / That would not yeeld his prisoner to my Queen"
- "Keepe back thy seruant also from presumptuous sinnes, let them not haue dominion ouer me: then shall I be vpright, and I shalbe innocent from the great transgression."
- "Dorothea checked herself suddenly with self-rebuke for the presumptuous way in which she was reckoning on uncertain events, but she was spared any inward effort to change the direction of her thoughts by the appearance of a cantering horseman round a turning of the road."
- ""Of course," said Felix, "I suggest nothing; it would be very presumptuous in me to advise you. But I think there is no doubt about the fact.""
- "The powers of the world were making ready to crush the presumptuous France of the Jacobins, and the France of King and Aristocracy would be restored."
Etymology
From Middle English presumptuous, borrowed from Old French presumpcieus, presumptieus, presumptuos and its etymon Medieval Latin praesūmptuōsus.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: presumptuous, presumpcieus,presumptieus,presumptuos, praesūmptuōsus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /pɹəˈzʌmpt͡ʃuəs/
- British English: /pɹəˈzʌmp.tʃuː.əs/
Inflected Forms
more presumptuous (comparative)
most presumptuous (superlative)
præsumptuous (alternative)
presumptious (alternative)
presumtious (alternative)