assumed

[ uh-soomd ]

/ əˈsumd /

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.

usurped.

Words nearby assumed

assuan, assuasive, assuerus, assumable, assume, assumed, assumed bond, assuming, assumpsit, assumption, assumptionist

Origin of assumed

First recorded in 1615–25; assume + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM assumed

as·sum·ed·ly

[uh-soo-mid-lee] /əˈsu mɪd li/, adverbnon·as·sumed, adjectiveself-as·sumed, adjectiveun·as·sumed, adjective

well-as·sumed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for assumedly

Compounds have been put upon the market which assumedly claim to be cures for tackiness.
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British Dictionary definitions for assumedly

assumed

/ (əˈsjuːmd) /

adjective

false; fictitiousan assumed name

taken for grantedan assumed result

usurped; arrogatedan assumed authority

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