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Presumptuous:

Definition: going beyond what is proper


Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French presumptious, from Late Latin praesumptuosus, irregular from praesumptio


Synonym: inappropriate


Antonym: appropriate


Sentence Using the Word: The loud and reckless girl was being presumptuous at the dinner party.


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Citations: (Merrriam-Webster's Intermediate Dictionary. Merriam-Webster Inc. Springfield, MA, USA. 1986.) ("presumptuous." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2009.
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