presumptive

Meaning

1. Based on presumption or conjecture; inferred, likely, presumed.
2. Based on presumption or conjecture; inferred, likely, presumed.
3. Based on presumption or conjecture; inferred, likely, presumed.
4. Synonym of presumptuous (“making unwarranted presumptions or assumptions, often out of arrogance or excessive self-confidence, and thus exceeding what is appropriate or right”).
5. (often) Chiefly in presumptive evidence: providing a reasonable basis for a certain presumption or conclusion to be drawn.

Synonyms

hypothetical

assumed

suppositional

conjectural

conjectured

hypothetic

presumable

presumed

putative

assumptive

likely

possible

supposed

circumstantial

conditional

alleged

probable

contingent

Translations

présomptif

presunto

presuntivo

suposto

présumé

vermoedelijk

presuntivo

muhtemel

presuntivo

vermutlich

καθ' υπόθεση

υποθετικός

so genannt

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹɪˈzʌm(p)tɪv/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: presumptif

Cognate with French: présomptif

In summary

PIE word
*upó
From Late Middle English presumptif, presumptijf (“based on presumption”), from Anglo-Norman presumptif and Middle French presumptif, présomptif (“based on presumption; of an heir or heiress: presumed to be entitled to inherit unless someone with a superior entitlement is born; presumptuous”) (modern French présomptif), and directly from their etymon Late Latin praesumptivus (“based on presumption; bold; insolent”), from Latin praesūmptus (“presumed”) + -īvus (suffix forming adjectives). Praesūmptus is the perfect passive participle of praesūmō (“to presume”), from prae- (prefix meaning ‘before; in front’) + sūmō (“to seize, take; to accept, presuppose; to undertake”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- (“to distribute; to take”)).

Sentences

He was the presumptive father of philosopher Edmund Montgomery .