- pre|sump|tive
- pre|sump|tive «prih ZUHMP tihv», adjective.2. giving ground for presumption or belief: »
The man's running away was regarded as presumptive evidence of his guilt.
–pre|sump´tive|ly, adverb.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pre|sump|tive
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pre|sump´tive|ly — pre|sump|tive «prih ZUHMP tihv», adjective. 1. based on likelihood; presumed: »a presumptive title to an estate. 2. giving ground for presumption or belief: »The man s running away was regarded as presumptive evidence of his guilt.… … Useful english dictionary
pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… … English syllables
tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… … English syllables
sump — as·sump·sit; as·sump·tion; as·sump·tion·ist; as·sump·tious; as·sump·tive; con·sump·ti·ble; con·sump·tion; pre·sump·tion; pre·sump·tive; pre·sump·tive·ly; pre·sump·tu·ous; pre·sump·tu·ous·ly; pre·sump·tu·ous·ness; re·sump·tion; re·sump·tive;… … English syllables
presumptive — pre·sump·tive … English syllables
presumptively — pre·sump·tive·ly … English syllables
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 — pre•sump•tive [[t]prɪˈzʌmp tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) affording ground for presumption: presumptive evidence[/ex] 2) law based on likelihood or presumption: the presumptive heir[/ex] 3) regarded as such by presumption; based on inference 4) dvl pertaining… … From formal English to slang
presumptive — pre|sump|tive [prıˈzʌmptıv] adj formal or technical based on a reasonable belief about what is likely to be true ▪ a presumptive diagnosis >presumptively adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
presumptive — pre|sump|tive [ prı zʌmptıv ] adjective VERY FORMAL believed to be true because it seems reasonable or likely … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
