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   Pre·sump·tive

   /prēˈzəm(p)tiv/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of the nature of a presumption; presumed in the absence of further information: "a presumptive diagnosis" Similar conjecturalspeculativetentativesuppositionalnotionalhypotheticaltheoreticalacademicunprovenunconfirmedOpposite definitive
   • ▪ giving grounds for the inference of a fact or of the appropriate interpretation of the law.
   • ▪ another term for presumptuous

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French présomptif, -ive, from late Latin praesumptivus, from praesumpt- ‘taken before’, from the verb praesumere (see presume).

   Derivatives

   • 1. presumptively adverb

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   Jul 6, 2012 · The meaning of PRESUMPTIVE is based on probability or presumption. How to use presumptive in a sentence.

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   adjective. affording ground for belief or presumption: presumptive evidence. based on likelihood or presumption: a presumptive title; the presumptive nominee. regarded as such by presumption; based on inference; assumed: a presumptive case of pneumonia.

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   likely, probable. likely but not certain to be or become true or real. adjective. affording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance. “ presumptive evidence”. “a strong presumptive case is made out”. synonyms: believable, credible. capable of being believed.

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   PRESUMPTIVE definition: 1. believed to be something, or likely to be true, based on the information that you have: 2…. Learn more.

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   adj. 1. affording ground for presumption: presumptive evidence. 2. based on likelihood or presumption: the presumptive heir. 3. regarded as such by presumption; based on inference. 4. pertaining to the part of an embryo that, in the course of normal development, will predictably become a particular structure or region.

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   PRESUMPTIVE meaning: 1. believed to be something, or likely to be true, based on the information that you have: 2…. Learn more.

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   adjective. 1. based on presumption or probability. 2. affording reasonable ground for belief. 3. of or relating to embryonic tissues that become differentiated into a particular tissue or organ. presumptive epidermis. Collins English Dictionary.