assumptive

[ uh-suhmp-tiv ]
/ əˈsʌmp tɪv /

adjective

taken for granted.
characterized by assumption: an assumptive statement.
presumptuous.

Origin of assumptive

1605–15; < Latin assūmptīvus, equivalent to assūmpt(us) (past participle) (see assumption) + -īvus -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM assumptive

as·sump·tive·ly, adverb non·as·sump·tive, adjective o·ver·as·sump·tive, adjective o·ver·as·sump·tive·ly, adverb

Words nearby assumptive

assumed bond, assuming, assumpsit, assumption, assumptionist, assumptive, assur, assurance, assurbanipal, assure, assured

Example sentences from the Web for assumptively

  • This proclivity cannot be denied; nor can it be affirmed that it was accustomed to clothe itself in assumptively offensive forms.

    Memoir of Rev. Joseph Badger |Elihu G. Holland