presume
verb (used with object)
to take for granted, assume, or suppose.
presumingly
Example Sentences
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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.
From The Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy
Professor Elmore," she said, "I am not going to have you think that he ever behaved in the least presumingly.
From A Fearful Responsibility and Other Stories by William Dean Howells
These self-introductions, however, must never presumingly be made.
From Etiquette by Emily Post
