English-Thai Dictionary

presumptuous

ADJ อวดดี  arrogant insolent aud-de

 

presumptuously

ADV อย่าง อวดดี  impudently insolently yang-aud-de

 

presumptuousness

N ความ อวดดี  forwardness kwam-aud-de

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRESUMPTUOUS

a. 1. Bold and confident to excess; adventuring without reasonable ground of success; hazarding safety on too slight grounds; rash; applied to persons; as a presumptuous commander.
There is a class of presumptuous men whom age has not made cautious, nor adversity wise.
2. Founded on presumption; proceeding from excess of confidence; applied to things; as presumptuous hope.
3. Arrogant; insolent; as a presumptuous priest.
Presumptuous pride.
4. Unduly confident; irreverent with respect to sacred things.
5. Willful; done with bold design, rash confidence or in violation of known duty; as a presumptuous sin.

 

PRESUMPTUOUSLY

adv. With rash confidence. 1. Arrogantly; insolently.
2. Willfully; in bold defiance of conscience or violation of known duty; as, to sin presumptuously. Numbers 15:3 .
3. With groundless and vain confidence in the divine favor.

 

PRESUMPTUOUSNESS

n.The quality of being presumptuous or rashly confident; groundless confidence; arrogance; irreverent boldness or forwardness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PRESUMPTUOUS

Pre *sump "tu *ous, a. Etym: [L. praesumptuosus: cf. F. présomptueux, OF. also presumptuous. See Presumption. ]

 

1. Full of presumption; presuming; overconfident or venturesome; audacious; rash; taking liberties unduly; arrogant; insolent; as, a presumptuous commander; presumptuous conduct. A class of presumptuous men, whom age has not made cautious, nor adversity wise. Buckminster.

 

2. Founded on presumption; as, a presumptuous idea. "False, presumptuous hope. " Milton.

 

3. Done with hold design, rash confidence, or in violation of known duty; willful. "Keep back the servant also from presumptuous sins." Ps. xix. 13.

 

Syn. -- Overconfident; foolhardy; rash; presuming; forward; arrogant; insolent.

 

PRESUMPTUOUSLY

PRESUMPTUOUSLY Pre *sump "tu *ous *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a presumptuous manner; arrogantly.

 

PRESUMPTUOUSNESS

PRESUMPTUOUSNESS Pre *sump "tu *ous *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being presumptuous.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

presumptuous

pre sump tu ous |priˈzəmpCH (o͞o )əs prəˈzəm (p )(t )ʃ (əw )əs | ▶adjective (of a person or their behavior ) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate: I hope I won't be considered presumptuous if I offer some advice. DERIVATIVES pre sump tu ous ly adverb, pre sump tu ous ness noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French presumptueux, from late Latin praesumptuosus, variant of praesumptiosus ‘full of boldness, ’ from praesumptio (see presumption ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

presumptuous

pre |sump ¦tu |ous |prɪˈzʌm (p )tʃʊəs | ▶adjective (of a person or their behaviour ) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate: I hope I won't be considered presumptuous if I offer some advice. DERIVATIVES presumptuously adverb, presumptuousness noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French presumptueux, from late Latin praesumptuosus, variant of praesumptiosus ‘full of boldness ’, from praesumptio (see presumption ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

presumptuous

presumptuous adjective that was quite a presumptuous remark: brazen, overconfident, arrogant, bold, audacious, forward, familiar, impertinent, insolent, impudent, cocky; cheeky, rude, impolite, uncivil, bumptious; informal sassy. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See bold . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

presumptuous

presumptuous adjective it's rather presumptuous to judge my character on such short acquaintance: brazen, overconfident, arrogant, egotistical, overbold, bold, audacious, pert, forward, familiar, impertinent, fresh, free, insolent, impudent, cocksure; cheeky, rude, impolite, uncivil, bumptious; overhasty, hasty, premature, previous, precipitate, impetuous; informal cocky; N. Amer. informal sassy; archaic presumptive, assumptive. ANTONYMS timid, unassuming.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

presumptuous

pre sump tu ous /prɪzʌ́m (p )tʃuəs /形容詞 〖通例be ～〗｟けなして ｠〈人 行為などが 〉厚かましい, でしゃばった ; 高慢な .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞