PRESUMPTIVE


Meaning of PRESUMPTIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈzəm(p)-tiv ]

adjective

Date: 15th century

1. : based on probability or presumption

the presumptive nominee

2. : giving grounds for reasonable opinion or belief

3. : being an embryonic precursor with the potential for forming a particular structure or tissue in the normal course of development

presumptive retina

• pre·sump·tive·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.