presumptious

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English

Adjective

presumptious (comparative more presumptious, superlative most presumptious)

  1. Archaic form of presumptuous.
    • 1878, Robert Nourse, Plain Lectures on the Pilgrim's Progress, page 101:
      I heard a presumptious man say once that he did not care for the future, he should get just what he deserved, and no more. That is just what I fear.