presumptuous
adjective/prɪˈzʌmptʃuəs/
Frequency rank: #14,929 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Behaving in a way that shows too much confidence or rudeness by doing something without permission.
Example sentence
It was presumptuous of him to sit at the head of the table without being invited.
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