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assumptive


 
  Overview  of  adj  assumptive 
 
  The  adj  assumptive  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  assumptive,  assuming,  presumptuous  --  (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") 
  2.  assumed,  assumptive,  taken  for  granted  --  (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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  assumptive 
 
  2  senses  of  assumptive 
 
  Sense  1 
  assumptive,  assuming,  presumptuous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  forward)  ->  backward 
 
  Sense  2 
  assumed,  assumptive,  taken  for  granted(prenominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  acknowledged)  ->  unacknowledged 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  assumptive 
 
  2  senses  of  assumptive 
 
  Sense  1 
  assumptive,  assuming,  presumptuous 
  =>  forward  (vs.  backward) 
 
  Sense  2 
  assumed,  assumptive,  taken  for  granted(prenominal) 
  =>  acknowledged  (vs.  unacknowledged) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  assumptive 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  assumptive 
 
  assumptive  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  assumptive 
  assumptive 
 
  Overview  of  adj  assumptive 
 
  The  adj  assumptive  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  assumptive,  assuming,  presumptuous  --  (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") 
  2.  assumed,  assumptive,  taken  for  granted  --  (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") 



assumptive definition