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presumptive Definition

pre·sump·tive (prē zump′tiv, pri-)

adjective

  1. giving reasonable ground for belief presumptive evidence
  2. based on probability; presumed an heir presumptive

Etymology: Fr présomptif < LL praesumptivus < L praesumptus: see presumption

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presumptive Synonyms

presumptive

modif.

assumptive, circumstantial, possible; see hypothetical 1, likely 1.

presumptive Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • become: Her daughter, Margaret the ' Maid of Norway ' becomes heir presumptive.

Modifies a noun

  • diagnosis: Should we treat her with oral steroids, perhaps starting at a dose of 15 mg daily on the presumptive diagnosis of PMR?
  • meaning: There seems to be a presumptive meaning that " old " + " bad " .
  • evidence: Thus then, we have a presumptive evidence that Hexam was a Roman town.
  • right: This presumption gives parents the proper presumptive rights in their children; and children, the proper presumptive rights in their parents.
  • trust: There would be no presumptive trust in favor of the father.

Modifying Another Word

  • so: We are not so presumptive as to prescribe what needs to be done.