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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
presumptuous/prɪˈzʌmptʃuəs/

▶adjective failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate.

– derivatives
presumptuously adverb,
presumptuousness noun.

'presumptuous' also found in these Oxford entries:

assuming - assumptive - fresh - liberty - malapert - place - presuming - presumption - presumptive - venture - whippersnapper

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