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ASSUMPTIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does assumptive mean?
• ASSUMPTIVE (adjective)
The adjective ASSUMPTIVE has 2 senses:
1. excessively forward
2. accepted as real or true without proof
Familiarity information: ASSUMPTIVE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Excessively forward
Synonyms:
assuming; assumptive; presumptuous
Context example:
the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants
Similar:
forward (used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Accepted as real or true without proof
Context example:
assumptive beliefs
Similar:
acknowledged (recognized or made known or admitted)
Derivation:
assume (take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof)
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