assumptive

[ uh-suhmp-tiv ]

adjective

1. taken for granted.
2. characterized by assumption:

   an assumptive statement.

3. presumptuous.

Other Words From

• as·sumptive·ly adverb
• nonas·sumptive adjective
• over·as·sumptive adjective
• over·as·sumptive·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of assumptive¹

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