presuming

presuming — presuming; un·presuming; …   English syllables

presuming — index obtrusive, presumptuous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

Presuming — Presume Pre*sume , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presumed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Presuming}.] [F. pr[ e]sumer, L. praesumere, praesumptum; prae before + sumere to take. See {Assume}, {Redeem}.] 1. To assume or take beforehand; esp., to do or undertake without …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

presuming — adjective Date: 15th century presumptuous • presumingly adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

presuming — presumingly, adv. /pri zooh ming/, adj. presumptuous. [1575 85; PRESUME + ING2] * * * …   Universalium

presuming — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. arrogant, proud, presumptuous; see egotistic 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Rude and disrespectful: assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward,… …   English dictionary for students

presuming — pre·sume || prɪ zjuːm v. assume, take for granted; dare, venture; take liberties, permit oneself …   English contemporary dictionary

presuming — adjective archaic presumptuous. Derivatives presumingly adverb …   English new terms dictionary

presuming — pre•sum•ing [[t]prɪˈzu mɪŋ[/t]] adj. cvb presumptuous • Etymology: 1575–85 …   From formal English to slang

presuming — adj. presumptuous. Derivatives: presumingly adv. presumingness n …   Useful english dictionary

Withnail and I — Theatrical poster Directed by Bruce Robinson Produced by …   Wikipedia