Assumptive \As*sump"tive\, a. [L. assumptivus, fr. assumptus,
fr. assumere.]
Assumed, or capable of being assumed; characterized by
assumption; making unwarranted claims. --
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
assumptive
adj 1: excessively forward; "an assumptive person"; "on a subject
like this it would be too assuming for me to decide";
"the duchess would not put up with presumptuous
servants" [syn: assuming, presumptuous]
2: accepted as real or true without proof; "an assumed increase
in population"; "the assumed reason for his absence";
"assumptive beliefs"; "his loyalty was taken for granted"
[syn: assumed, taken for granted(p)]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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