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Presumptuous

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Presumptuous meaning

Making unwarranted presumptions or assumptions, often out of arrogance or excessive self-confidence, and thus exceeding appropriate or rightful limits.

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I guess it was presumptuous of me to believe that I, even with my good intentions, would be the billion-dollar winner.

I thought you were merely an opinionated Whig with a presumptuous dislike of slavery and trade.

Needless to say, any expectation of a win, easy or otherwise, within the Cork camp would be dangerous, but one has to assume no one in there thinks they are in any position to be complacent or presumptuous.

Asked about his intentions, he said it would be “presumptuous” of him to consider the PN leadership especially when there was no vacancy.

Asking allies to think ahead to a new world order, and without ringing ahead to test the idea, was naive, if not downright presumptuous.

It is anyway presumptuous.

It is presumptuous of the Beacon to speak for the people of Andover, which is why we never do.

Sanders has made no final decisions on a potential running mate or cabinet officers, and did not direct the inquiry, nor was he involved in it, as he considers such questions premature and presumptuous.

You might close some schools when they get the flu, we need to not be so presumptuous that we know everything!" he added.

How come nobody has brought up the school that's presumptuous enough to call itself "The U"?

However, like so many things on the Internet, that announcement may have been presumptuous.

I don’t like how presumptuous his sister is.

I think it’s a little presumptuous of him to get on a podcast and talk down about a company that gave him such opportunities.

It would be presumptuous of me to say that I could be a mentor in that way.

LONDON — Manchester City's fans seem more presumptuous than their quadruple-chasing players.

Madhubala’s father translated this thought as ‘rude and presumptuous’ and convinced Madhubala against Dilip Kumar.

P.S. avoid assuming someone’s gender identity, nationality or religious affiliation based on their name; it’s presumptuous and not in a cute, we-went-out-only-twice-but-I-like-you-already way.

The Red Flag law, as written, is presumptuous, extreme, and backward,” said Sheriff, of Eagle County, Colorado.

There is a big mental part too, preparing yourself so that success doesn’t go to your head and knowing how to handle fame and to not be presumptuous.

This hasn't been reciprocated, and now I'm ostracised, Noticing some family events on Facebook, I challenged Dad, who said I was presumptuous to expect an invitation, then unfriended and blocked me.