assumptive

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assumptive

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

adjective more assumptive · most assumptive

Held as true or valid without evidence.
Forward or presumptuous.
not comparable, of arms 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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@misc{assumptive_2026,
  title = {assumptive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/assumptive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}