About The Word Assumptive
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Assumptive
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What's The Definition Of Assumptive?
[adj] accepted as real or true without proof; "an assumed increase in population"; "the assumed reason for his absence"; "assumptive beliefs"; "his loyalty was taken for granted"
[adj] excessively forward; "an assumptive person"; "on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide"; "the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants" Synonyms | Synonyms for Assumptive: acknowledged | assumed | assuming | forward | presumptuous | taken for granted(p) Related Terms | Find terms related to Assumptive: See Also | Assumptive In Webster's Dictionary \As*sump"tive\, a. [L. assumptivus, fr. assumptus,
fr. assumere.]
Assumed, or capable of being assumed; characterized by
assumption; making unwarranted claims. -- {As*sump"tive*ly},
adv.
{Assumptive arms} (Her.), originally, arms which a person had
a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now,
those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.
--Percy Smith.
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