presumptuous

1. 1.

   excessively forward

   “an assumptive person”

   “on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide”

   “the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants”

   Synonymsassumptiveassuming

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Questions about presumptuous

What does presumptuous mean?

presumptuous means "excessively forward".

How many syllables are in presumptuous?

presumptuous has 4 syllables: pre-sump-tu-ous. The stress falls on "sump". In IPA it is /pɹɪˈzʌmptʃəwəs/.

What is another word for presumptuous?

Close synonyms include assumptive, assuming. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is presumptuous a common word?

presumptuous is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.