Synonyms for presumptive


Grammar : Adj
Spell : pri-zuhmp-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : prɪˈzʌmp tɪv


Définition of presumptive

Origin :
  • "speculative," mid-15c., from French présomptif (15c.), from Medieval Latin presumptivus, from Late Latin praesumptivus, from Latin praesumpt- past participle stem of praesumere (see presume). The heir presumptive (1620s) is "presumed" to be the heir if the heir apparent is unavailable. Related: Presumptively.
  • adj assumptive
Example sentences :
  • The judge would then qualify the crime, and decide who was the presumptive culprit.
  • Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
  • But the presumptive evidence is so strong that it is hardly needed.
  • Extract from : « The Hand in the Dark » by Arthur J. Rees
  • But while you have no certainty of this, there is a presumptive argument on the other side.
  • Extract from : « The Young Man's Guide » by William A. Alcott
  • And thus the truth which it apprehends is at first only presumptive.
  • Extract from : « British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Volume LIV » by Various
  • But we have to note that such value-standards are only presumptive.
  • Extract from : « Essays in Experimental Logic » by John Dewey
  • Nevertheless, there is presumptive evidence to support the charge.
  • Extract from : « The Ornithology of Shakespeare » by James Edmund Harting
  • She was a presumptive heiress, and had not escaped the inflation of the purse-proud.
  • Extract from : « Geoffrey Hampstead » by Thomas Stinson Jarvis
  • She must not be allowed, in any character, to accompany our presumptive sovereign to Paris.
  • Extract from : « The Nameless Castle » by Maurus Jkai
  • Here's presumptive evidence at least: or if we want more, why, we must swear more.
  • Extract from : « The Gamester (1753) » by Edward Moore
  • But while you have no certainty of this, you have a presumptive argument on the other side.
  • Extract from : « Advice to Young Men » by William Cobbett

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