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outrecuidant

/uːtəˈkwiːdənt/

outrecuidant adjective: presumptuous, arrogant, conceited.

Adjective

outrecuidant (comparative more outrecuidant, superlative most outrecuidant)

  1. (archaic) Presumptuous, arrogant, conceited.

Forms of outrecuidant

comparativemore outrecuidant
superlativemost outrecuidant

Origin of outrecuidant

From Old French outrecuidant (whence modern French outrecuidant), from outre + cuidier (“think”), from Latin cogitare.

Questions about outrecuidant

What does outrecuidant mean?
Outrecuidant means presumptuous, arrogant, conceited.
What part of speech is outrecuidant?
Outrecuidant is an adjective.
How do you pronounce outrecuidant?
Outrecuidant is pronounced /uːtəˈkwiːdənt/.

Words near outrecuidant in the dictionary

  1. outreckon
  2. outreckoned
  3. outreckoning
  4. outreckons
  5. outrecuidance
  6. outrecuidant
  7. outred
  8. outredd
  9. outredden
  10. outreddened
  11. outreddening

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