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PRESUMPTIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Affording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance
Example:
a strong presumptive case is made out
Classified under:
Similar:
believable; credible (capable of being believed)
Derivation:
presume (take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof)
presume (constitute reasonable evidence for)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance
Example:
the presumptive heir (or heir apparent)
Classified under:
Similar:
likely; probable (likely but not certain to be or become true or real)
Derivation:
presume (take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof)
presume (constitute reasonable evidence for)
