All 3 Uses of
presume
in
Pygmalion
- If the King finds out you're not a lady, you will be taken by the police to the Tower of London, where your head will be cut off as a warning to other presumptuous flower girls.†
Act 2 *
- Presumptuous insect!†
Act 4
- I presume you don't pretend that I have treated you badly.†
Act 4
Definition:
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(presumptuous as in: she is presumptuous) exercising privileges to which one is not entitled -- such as being too familiar or too bossy