assumptive

[ uh-suhmp-tiv ]

/ əˈsʌmp tɪv /

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adjective

taken for granted.

characterized by assumption: an assumptive statement.

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Origin of assumptive

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

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