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presumptive

Syllabification: (pre·sump·tive)

Pronunciation: /priˈzəmptiv/

Definition of presumptive

adjective

of the nature of a presumption; presumed in the absence of further information:a presumptive diagnosis
Law giving grounds for the inference of a fact or of the appropriate interpretation of the law.
another term for presumptuous.

Derivatives

presumptively

Origin:

late Middle English: from French présomptif, -ive, from late Latin praesumptivus, from praesumpt- 'taken before', from the verb praesumere (see presume)