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Presumptive

Adjective

Definitionen

1.AdjectiveBased on presumption or conjecture; inferred, likely, presumed.
"By late May, he was already considered his party’s presumptive nominee.; The Queen’s younger brother was the heir presumptive to the throne, until she gave birth to her first child."
2.AdjectiveOften postpositive, as in heir presumptive: of an heir or heiress: presumed to be entitled to inherit unless someone with a superior entitlement is born.
"The Queen’s younger brother was the heir presumptive to the throne, until she gave birth to her first child."
3.AdjectiveOf a cell or tissue: which has yet to differentiate, but is presumed to develop into a particular body part.
4.AdjectiveSynonym of presumptuous (“making unwarranted presumptions or assumptions, often out of arrogance or excessive self-confidence, and thus exceeding what is appropriate or right”).
"Forgive me for being presumptive, but aren’t you and Mark engaged?"
5.AdjectiveChiefly in presumptive evidence: providing a reasonable basis for a certain presumption or conclusion to be drawn.
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