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Definition of Presumingly
1. adv. Confidently; arrogantly.
Definition of Presumingly
1. Adverb. confidently; arrogantly ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Presumingly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Presumingly
Literary usage of Presumingly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Woodlanders: A Novel by Thomas Hardy (1896)
"He saw that she was not yet out of the elusive mood ; not yet to be treated
presumingly; and he was correspondingly careful to tranquillize her. ..."
2. A Modern Instance by William Dean Howells (1881)
"Professor Elmore," she said, "I am not going to have you think that he ever
behaved in the least presumingly. And whatever you think of me, I must tell you ..."
3. Caesar's Gallic war: (Allen and Greenough's edition)by Julius Caesar, James Bradstreet Greenough, Benjamin Leonard D'Ooge, Moses Grant Daniell by Julius Caesar, James Bradstreet Greenough, Benjamin Leonard D'Ooge, Moses Grant Daniell (1904)
"... (st. of p. of a drogo, assume) + ter], adv., •with presumption, presumingly,
with insolence. ..."
4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1812)
"... and in reducing it to the standard of Reason, as they presumingly deem it,
that one rejects three out of the four Gospels as fabulous; another despises ..."
5. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1887)
"He saw that she was not yet out of the elusive mood, not yet to be treated
presumingly ; and he was correspondingly careful to tranquillise her. ..."
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