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   pre·sump·tu·ous

   /prēˈzəm(p)(t)SH(əw)əs/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or their behavior) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate: "I hope I won't be considered presumptuous if I offer some advice"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French presumptueux, from late Latin praesumptuosus, variant of praesumptiosus ‘full of boldness’, from praesumptio (see presumption).

   Derivatives

   • 1. presumptuously adverb
   • 2. presumptuousness noun

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