The difference between Presumptuous and Rash

When used as adjectives, presumptuous means going beyond what is right, proper, or appropriate because of an excess of self-confidence or arrogance, whereas rash means acting too quickly without considering the risks and consequences.


Rash is also noun with the meaning: an area of reddened, irritated, and inflamed skin.

Rash is also verb with the meaning: to prepare with haste.

check bellow for the other definitions of Presumptuous and Rash

  1. Presumptuous as an adjective:

    Going beyond what is right, proper, or appropriate because of an excess of self-confidence or arrogance.

  1. Rash as an adjective:

    Acting too quickly without considering the risks and consequences; not careful; hasty.

    Examples:

    "'rash words spoken in the heat of debate"

  2. Rash as an adjective:

    So dry as to fall out of the ear with handling, as corn.

  3. Rash as an adjective (obsolete):

    Requiring sudden action; pressing; urgent.

  4. Rash as an adjective (obsolete):

    Fast-acting.

  1. Rash as a noun (symptom):

    An area of reddened, irritated, and inflamed skin.

  2. Rash as a noun:

    A surge in problems; a spate, string or trend

    Examples:

    "There has been a rash of vandalism lately."

  1. Rash as a verb (obsolete):

    To prepare with haste.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Foxe"

  1. Rash as a noun:

    An inferior kind of silk, or mixture of silk and worsted.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek John Donne"

  1. Rash as a verb (obsolete):

    To pull off or pluck violently.

  2. Rash as a verb (obsolete):

    To slash; to hack; to slice.