presumably

[pri-zoo-muh-blee] Example Sentences

pre·sum·a·bly

[pri-zoo-muh-blee]
adverb
by assuming reasonably; probably: Since he is a consistent winner, he is presumably a superior player.

Origin:
1640–50; presumable + -ly


doubtless, likely, apparently.

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Presumably is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example Sentences
  • They ornamented their bodies and buried their dead with elaborate grave goods, presumably to serve them in an afterlife.
  • In the southern shaft he was stopped, presumably by the blocking door.
  • Frog toxins engage the nose and make them thoroughly unappetizing to humans, and presumably predators as well.
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presumably (prɪˈzjuːməblɪ)
 
adv
(sentence modifier) one presumes or supposes that: presumably he won't see you, if you're leaving tomorrow

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