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Which word fits this meaning?
Overstepping proper limits through excessive confidence or boldness.
adjective
Reveal word and examples
presumptuous
It was presumptuous to announce an agreement before the others had approved it.
Later, a committee member wrote a sycophantic introduction that lavishly praised the donor's taste in hopes of gaining personal favor. During rehearsal, he became patronizing toward a capable designer, explaining simple tasks as though she could not understand her own work. He also made a presumptuous promise that the gallery next door would lend its largest room, although its manager had given him no authority to offer it.