ASSUMPTIVE


Meaning of ASSUMPTIVE in English

— assumptively , adv.

/euh sump"tiv/ , adj.

1. taken for granted.

2. characterized by assumption: an assumptive statement.

3. presumptuous.

[ 1605-15; assumptivus, equiv. to assumpt ( us ) (ptp.) (see ASSUMPTION) + -ivus -IVE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .