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presumptious (1212)
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presumptious (1212)

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presumptuous,  presumtious,  presumtuous  
  FEW:  praesumptuosus 9,321a Gdf:  preseompcieus 6,391a GdfC:  presomptueux 10,412a TL: presoncios 7,1807 / presontüos 7,1807 DEAF:  presoncion (presoncios)  / presoncion (presontuos)  DMF:  présomptieux  / présomptueux  TLF:  présomptueux  OED:  presumptious a. and adv.  / presumptuous a. and n.  MED:  presumptious a.  / presumptuous a.  DMLBS:  praesumptiosus 2433b

a.

arrogant, overconfident: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Sis pecchiez lu fist poourous, E vergoingne, presumtuous  Dial Greg SATF 17098
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  De la presumptuouse rage Aucun y a [...] Qui quide nestre franchement, Q’au Dieu n’en doit aucun servage  GOWER Mirour 1585

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See also:

presumement  presumer  presumpcie  presumptif  presumption  presumptiousement 
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