Assumptive

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Assumptive \As*sump"tive\, a. [L. assumptivus, fr. assumptus,
     fr. assumere.]
     Assumed, or capable of being assumed; characterized by
     assumption; making unwarranted claims. -- {As*sump"tive*ly},
     adv.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     {Assumptive arms} (Her.), originally, arms which a person had
        a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now,
        those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.
        --Percy Smith.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  assumptive
       adj 1: 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" [syn: {assuming}, {presumptuous}]
       2: 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"
          [syn: {assumed}, {taken for granted(p)}]