Associations to the word «Assuming»

Wiktionary

ASSUMING, verb. Present participle of assume

Dictionary definition

ASSUMING, adjective. Excessively forward; "an assumptive person"; "on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide"; "the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.