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presumptuous adjective
/prɪˈzʌmp.tʃəs/
/-ˈzʌmp.tʃuː.əs/ adj Definition
A person who is presumptuous shows little respect for others by doing things they have no right to do
It would be presumptuous of me to comment on the matter.
presumptuously adverb
/prɪˈzʌmp.ʃə.sli/ adv presumptuousness noun
/prɪˈzʌmp.ʃə.snəs/ n [U] (formal presumption) (Definition of presumptuous adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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