presumptive
English
Adjective
presumptive (comparative more presumptive, superlative most presumptive)
- Based on presumption, probability, conjecture, hypothesis or belief.
- By late May, he was already considered his party's presumptive nominee.
- Making presumptions; behaving as one who presumes, who assumes that which they perhaps should not.
- Forgive me for being presumptive, but aren't you and Mark engaged?
Synonyms
- (based on presumption): likely, presumed
- (making presumptions): presumptuous
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Translations
based on presumption
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making presumptions
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