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assumptive

adjective

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adj

Etymology: From as- + Latin sūmptus + -ive, from past participle of sūmō (“to take”).

  1. Held as true or valid without evidence.
  2. Forward or presumptuous.
  3. Originally, being arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.
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