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Presumptive (adjective)
Based on presumption, probability, conjecture, hypothesis or belief.
“By late May, he was already considered his party’s presumptive nominee.”
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Presumptive (adjective)
Making presumptions; behaving as one who presumes, who assumes that which they perhaps should not.
“Forgive me for being presumptive, but aren’t you and Mark engaged?”
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Presumptuous (adjective)
Going beyond what is right, proper, or appropriate because of an excess of self-confidence or arrogance.
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Presumptive (adjective)
of the nature of a presumption; presumed in the absence of further information
“a presumptive diagnosis”
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Presumptive (adjective)
giving grounds for the inference of a fact or of the appropriate interpretation of the law.
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Presumptive (adjective)
another term for presumptuous
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Presumptuous (adjective)
(of a person or their behaviour) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate
“I hope I won’t be considered presumptuous if I offer some advice”