presumptively en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English presumptive Middle English -ly English -ly English presumptively From presumptive + -ly.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) In a presumptive manner.
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(not-comparable) As is presumed to be the case.
[…] his appointment is presumptively lawful.
2009 January 7, Walter Dellinger, “City of Cold Shoulders”, in New York Times:
Synonyms
presumably (as is presumed to be the case)