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assumptive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
as-sump-tive
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Held as true or valid without evidence.

adj

Forward or presumptuous.

adj

Originally, being arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.

Etymology

From as- + Latin sūmptus + -ive, from past participle of sūmō (“to take”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more assumptive (comparative) most assumptive (superlative)

Derived Forms

assumptively assumptiveness unassumptive

Synonyms

assuming presumptuous

Questions

What does assumptive mean?
Held as true or valid without evidence.
Where does assumptive come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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