The Italians were presented as effeminate, cowardly and presumptuous, the Germans as arrogant. To risk making predictions is rather presumptuous and unwise. Ignorance of my instructions will incur my righteous indignation against the presumptuous culprit. Hardcastle is shocked by their rude, presumptuous treatment of him. Matteo is a very presumptuous, envious, and superficial boy. In Neturei Karta's view, Zionism is a presumptuous affront against God. Sarcastic and presumptuous, she rarely appears weak or in need of support. For this reason his speech develops a monumental grandeur at times without being too presumptuous. This allowed for the dismissal of vassals who became too presumptuous. Presumptuous questions can either be balanced or unbalanced. As Sable's popularity increased, she adopted a presumptuous attitude towards other competitors. Anselm's (somewhat presumptuous) act was ultimately ratified by Paschal. And I must say I feel a little presumptuous to shoot for that. This stance was called "presumptuous" by some observers. First of all, it's a bit presumptuous to think that.