Definitions
Too bold or forward in assuming permission or importance.
Word origin
From pre- + Latin sūmptus + -uous, from Middle English presumptuous, borrowed from Old French presumptieus, presumpcieus, presumptuos, from Latin praesumptuosus.
Used in a sentence
“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.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Too forward”12 letters
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