Etymology dictionary. 2014.
presumptive — pre·sump·tive /pri zəmp tiv/ adj 1: based on presumption: presumed to have occurred a presumptive violation of law 2: giving grounds for reasonable opinion or belief pre·sump·tive·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. M … Law dictionary
Presumptive — Pre*sump tive, a. [Cf. F. pr[ e]somptif.] 1. Based on presumption or probability; grounded on probable evidence; probable; as, presumptive proof. [1913 Webster] 2. Presumptuous; arrogant. [R.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] {Presumptive evidence}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Presumptive — may refer to: * Heir presumptive, a person who is expected to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honor, but their position can be displaced by the birth of another person with a better claim to the position * Presumptive nominee, a… … Wikipedia
presumptive — [prē zump′tiv, prizump′tiv] adj. [Fr présomptif < LL praesumptivus < L praesumptus: see PRESUMPTION] 1. giving reasonable ground for belief [presumptive evidence] 2. based on probability; presumed [an heir presumptive] presumptively adv … English World dictionary
presumptive — adjective a) Based on presumption, probability, conjecture, hypothesis or belief By late May, he was already considered his partys presumptive nominee. b) making presumptions; behaving as one who presumes, who assumes that which they perhaps… … Wiktionary
presumptive — adjective Date: 15th century 1. based on probability or presumption < the presumptive nominee > 2. giving grounds for reasonable opinion or belief 3. being an embryonic precursor with the potential for forming a particular structure or tissue in… … New Collegiate Dictionary
presumptive — presumptively, adv. /pri zump tiv/, adj. 1. affording ground for presumption: presumptive evidence. 2. based on presumption: a presumptive title. 3. regarded as such by presumption; based on inference. 4. Embryol. pertaining to the part of an… … Universalium
presumptive — pre·sump·tive pri zəm(p) tiv adj 1) expected to develop in a particular direction under normal conditions <presumptive regions of the blastula> 2) being the embryonic precursor of <presumptive neural tissue> * * * pre·sump·tive (pre… … Medical dictionary
presumptive — , presumptuous The first is sometimes used when the second is intended. Presumptuous means impudent and inclined to take liberties, or to act in a manner that is excessively bold and forthright. Presumptive means giving grounds to presume and… … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
presumptive — adjective formal or technical based on a reasonable belief about what is likely to be true: a presumptive diagnosis presumptively adverb see also: heir presumptive … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
