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Assuming

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Adjective

1. assuming, assumptive, presumptuous

excessively forward

Example Sentences:
'an assumptive person'
'on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide'
'the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Assuming

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adjective
1. 
expecting too much; presumptuous; arrogant
conjunction
2. (often foll by that)
if it is assumed or taken for granted (that)
even assuming he understands the problem, he will never take any action

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Assuming

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adjective
taking too much for granted; presumptuous

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Assuming

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adj.
Presumptuous; arrogant.
conj.
On the assumption that; supposing: Assuming the house is for sale, would you buy it?

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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