assumptive

assumptive
index apparent (presumptive), presumptive, speculative, supercilious

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  • Assumptive — 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. [1913 Webster] {Assumptive arms} (Her.), originally, arms which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • assumptive — early 15c., from L. assumptivus, from assumpt , pp. stem of assumere (see ASSUME (Cf. assume)) + IVE (Cf. ive) …   Etymology dictionary

  • assumptive — assumptively, adv. /euh sump tiv/, adj. 1. taken for granted. 2. characterized by assumption: an assumptive statement. 3. presumptuous. [1605 15; < L assumptivus, equiv. to assumpt(us) (ptp.) (see ASSUMPTION) + ivus IVE] * * * …   Universalium

  • Assumptive arms — Assumptive 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. [1913 Webster] {Assumptive arms} (Her.), originally,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • assumptive selling — UK US noun [U] ► COMMERCE, MARKETING the practice of trying to sell something by acting as though the person that you are trying to sell it to has already decided to buy it: »Assumptive selling assumes the person wants to buy, so the salesman… …   Financial and business terms

  • Assumptive mood — The assumptive mood, is a grammatical mood found in some languages, which indicates that the statement is assumed to be true, because it usually is, although there may not be any specific evidence that it is true in this particular case. An… …   Wikipedia

  • assumptive — adjective Date: 1611 of, relating to, or based on assumption …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • assumptive — См. assuntivo …   Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов

  • assumptive — adjective a) Held as true or valid without evidence. b) Forward or presumptuous …   Wiktionary

  • assumptive — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Based on probability or presumption: likely, presumable, presumptive, probable, prospective. Idiom: taken for granted. See BELIEF, LIKELY. 2. Rude and disrespectful: assuming, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash …   English dictionary for students

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