PRESUMPTUOUSLY
Pre*sump"tu*ous*ly, adv.
Defn: In a presumptuous manner; arrogantly.
PRESUMPTUOUSNESS
Pre*sump"tu*ous*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being presumptuous.
PRESUPPOSAL
Pre`sup*pos"al, n.
Defn: Presupposition. [R.] "Presupposal of knowledge." Hooker.
PRESUPPOSE
Pre`sup*pose", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Presupposed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Presupposing.] Etym: [Pref. pre- + suppose: cf. F. présupposer.]
Defn: To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator. Each [kind of knowledge] presupposes many necessary things learned in other sciences, and known beforehand. Hooker.
PRESUPPOSITION Pre*sup`po*si"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. pre- + supposition: cf. F. présupposition.]
1. The act of presupposing; an antecedent implication; presumption.