outrecuidant

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/uːtəˈkwiːdənt/

adjective

Presumptuous, arrogant, conceited.

OriginOld French outrecuidant ← Latin cogitare →
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Meanings

adjectiveoutrecuidant (comparative more outrecuidant, superlative most outrecuidant)

comparative more outrecuidant · superlative most outrecuidant

  1. archaicPresumptuous, arrogant, conceited.

Origin

  1. Latincogitare
  2. Old Frenchoutrecuidant
  3. Englishoutrecuidant

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

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APA

outrecuidant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outrecuidant

MLA

“outrecuidant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outrecuidant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outrecuidant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outrecuidant.

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