presumptive
affording ground for belief or presumption: presumptive evidence.
based on likelihood or presumption: a presumptive title; the presumptive nominee.
regarded as such by presumption; based on inference; assumed: a presumptive case of pneumonia.
Embryology. pertaining to the part of an embryo that, in the course of normal development, will predictably become a particular structure or region.
Origin of presumptive
1Other words from presumptive
- pre·sump·tive·ly, adverb
- non·pre·sump·tive, adjective
- non·pre·sump·tive·ly, adverb
- o·ver·pre·sump·tive, adjective
- o·ver·pre·sump·tive·ly, adverb
- un·pre·sump·tive, adjective
- un·pre·sump·tive·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with presumptive
- presumptive , presumptuous
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How to use presumptive in a sentence
It wanted to come up with a soda that tasted good, had a proper mouthfeel – sugar adds not only sweetness but also viscosity – and was attractive to women, the presumptive market.
The Rise And Fall Of Tab – After Surviving The Sweetener Scares, The Iconic Diet Soda Gets Canned | LGBTQ-Editor | November 29, 2020 | No Straight NewsIt’s going to take much, much longer to count ballots in those states, and it may take days to declare a presumptive winner.
Long term, in calculating presumptive raises given over a 40-year career, women could lose as much as $900,000 over the duration of a career.
It also argues for a “presumptive prohibition against future mergers and acquisitions by the dominant platforms.”
Congressional report blasts Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook as monopolistic ‘gatekeepers’ of the digital economy | Greg Sterling | October 7, 2020 | Search Engine LandAmong QBs who have started two games, Pro Football Focus noted that the only two who haven’t produced a turnover-worthy play are King and presumptive future No.
Presumptively they were organized in gentes, but the evidence of the fact is lost.
Ancient Society | Lewis Henry MorganPresumptively, it was the same among the Greeks of the traditionary period.
Ancient Society | Lewis Henry MorganIf the Pawnees are organized in gentes, presumptively the other tribes are the same.
Ancient Society | Lewis Henry MorganPresumptively it was possessed by them while in the Upper Status of barbarism.
Ancient Society | Lewis Henry MorganPresumptively and naturally, marriage within the gens was prohibited.
Ancient Society | Lewis Henry Morgan
British Dictionary definitions for presumptive
/ (prɪˈzʌmptɪv) /
based on presumption or probability
affording reasonable ground for belief
of or relating to embryonic tissues that become differentiated into a particular tissue or organ: presumptive epidermis
Derived forms of presumptive
- presumptively, adverb
- presumptiveness, noun
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