THE WORDCRAFT DEFINITION DICTIONARY
presumptuous
adjective
Overstepping proper limits through excessive confidence or boldness.
THE WORDCRAFT DEFINITION DICTIONARY
adjective
Overstepping proper limits through excessive confidence or boldness.
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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.
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