assumed
[ uh-soomd ]
/ əˈsumd /
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adjective
adopted in order to deceive; fictitious; pretended; feigned: an assumed name; an assumed air of humility.
taken for granted; supposed: His assumed innocence proved untrue.
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Compounds have been put upon the market which assumedly claim to be cures for tackiness.
The Preparation of Plantation Rubber|Sidney Morgan
British Dictionary definitions for assumed
assumed
/ (əˈsjuːmd) /
adjective
false; fictitiousan assumed name
taken for grantedan assumed result
usurped; arrogatedan assumed authority
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