Meanings
adverbpresumptively (not comparable)
- not comparableIn a presumptive manner.
- not comparableAs is presumed to be the case.
[…] his appointment is presumptively lawful.
2009 January 7, Walter Dellinger, “City of Cold Shoulders”, in New York TimesSynonyms: presumably
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbAs is presumed to be the case.
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adverbby reasonable assumption
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APA
presumptively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presumptively
MLA
“presumptively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presumptively. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “presumptively,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presumptively.
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