Assumptively

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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.
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     {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.
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