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presumable

[ pri-zoo-muh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. capable of being taken for granted; probable.


presumable

/ prɪˈzjuːməbəl /

adjective

  1. able to be presumed or taken for granted
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • unpre·suma·ble adjective
  • unpre·suma·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of presumable1

First recorded in 1685–95; presume + -able
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Example Sentences

So when she clears up a little along towards noon, these three takes a packadero layout an' starts, presumable for Medicine Lodge.

The emission of odors and acute sensibility to them is the only presumable agency at work in those instances.

In ordering letters kindly state approximate age, prevalent tastes,—and in case of invalidism, the presumable severity of illness.

The mere street urchin was now decked in a girl's hat and a presumable girl wore an incongruous cap.

It is presumable that he exercised his editorial function on his recension of Q as he did upon the sayings-material in Mark.

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