outrecuidant
English
Etymology
From Old French outrecuidant (whence modern French outrecuidant), from outre + cuidier (“think”), from Latin cogitare.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uːtəˈkwiːdənt/ (or as French, below)
Adjective
outrecuidant (comparative more outrecuidant, superlative most outrecuidant)
- (archaic) Presumptuous, arrogant, conceited.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u.tʁə.kɥi.dɑ̃/
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Participle
outrecuidant
- present participle of outrecuider
Adjective
outrecuidant (feminine outrecuidante, masculine plural outrecuidants, feminine plural outrecuidantes)
- (literary) overweening, presumptuous
Further reading
- “outrecuidant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.