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Presumptuousness

Presumptuousness \Pre*sump"tu*ous*ness\, n. The quality or state of being presumptuous.

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presumptuousness

n. The state of being presumptuous.

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presumptuousness

n. audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness" [syn: presumption, effrontery, assumption]

Usage examples of "presumptuousness".

If ever a young woman was in need of a sermon on the sins of presumptuousness, it was she!

There was no hint of vanity or presumptuousness in that statement, Cora mused.

I felt the boldness, the presumptuousness of this question, but the words had already been said.