Definition of "presuming" []

• Having or showing excessive and arrogant self-confidence; presumptuous. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Your letter was, if possible, received with more than usual warmth for I was not a little anxious to hear from you notwithstanding I of course knew the cause of your delay -- And you were right in presuming I would pardon you, for how could I ever do otherwise when you always have a very good excuse and are ever generous to pardon me."
• "I give little credence in presuming the human practice of organizing thought processes as providing insight into the ultimate reality (Who knows the Truth?)."
• "Perhaps in presuming to take some laws more seriously than others I am on a slippery slope. alex."