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)

1. (archaic) Presumptuous, arrogant, conceited.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.tʁə.kɥi.dɑ̃/

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Participle

outrecuidant

1. present participle of outrecuider

Adjective

outrecuidant (feminine outrecuidante, masculine plural outrecuidants, feminine plural outrecuidantes)

1. (literary) overweening, presumptuous

Further reading

• “outrecuidant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.