presumptive
presumptive
Definition
pre·sump·tive (prē zump′tiv, pri-)
adjective
- giving reasonable ground for belief presumptive evidence
- based on probability; presumed an heir presumptive
Etymology: Fr présomptif < LL praesumptivus < L praesumptus: see presumption
presumptive
Synonyms
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.
Browse dictionary entries near presumptive
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