Definition of assumptive in English:

assumptive

adjective əˈsʌm(p)tɪvəˈsəm(p)tiv

1rare Of the nature of an assumption.
Example sentencesExamples
- But while mathematical formalism may camouflage assumptive foolishness, it does not correct its theoretical effects and may exaggerate them, hence the unrealistic result.
- In Janoff-Bulman's poignant phrase, ‘it was the shattering of the assumptive world’.
- For within the context of international politics, faith is redundant as it calls for assumptive reasoning in a landscape of constant change and hidden agendas.
- He also eschews an assumptive theology of a God who is only active in church or in the private reflections of each human heart.
- Actual data and scientifically sound information would be required to revoke any tolerances, and some assumptive or anecdotal information would be disallowed.
- The current treatment of planning assumptions, or the overreliance on assumptions, has turned the planning process into assumptive planning.
- The tone of this article was assumptive and leading towards suggesting the opposite.
- Either the explanation will be vindicated, or we will make discoveries that not only invalidate it, but that may lead to a new, less assumptive theory that is preferred to the others, some of which may also have been disproved in the process.
- Had she looked critically at the detail in this document, she would have seen that the questions asked were partial and assumptive.
2archaic Arrogant or presumptuous.
Example sentencesExamples
- Add to this a tradition of questioning assumptive authoritarianism that can be traced as far back as the Declaration of Arbroath and you have a new arrival in a foreign country whose first instinct probably wasn't to tug the forelock.
Synonyms
brazen, overconfident, arrogant, egotistical, overbold, bold, audacious, pert, forward, familiar, impertinent, fresh, free, insolent, impudent, cocksure

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense 'taken, adopted'): from Latin assumptivus, from the verb assumere (see assume).

Definition of assumptive in US English:

assumptive

adjectiveəˈsəm(p)tiv

1rare Of the nature of an assumption.
Example sentencesExamples
- Had she looked critically at the detail in this document, she would have seen that the questions asked were partial and assumptive.
- For within the context of international politics, faith is redundant as it calls for assumptive reasoning in a landscape of constant change and hidden agendas.
- He also eschews an assumptive theology of a God who is only active in church or in the private reflections of each human heart.
- Either the explanation will be vindicated, or we will make discoveries that not only invalidate it, but that may lead to a new, less assumptive theory that is preferred to the others, some of which may also have been disproved in the process.
- In Janoff-Bulman's poignant phrase, ‘it was the shattering of the assumptive world’.
- The current treatment of planning assumptions, or the overreliance on assumptions, has turned the planning process into assumptive planning.
- But while mathematical formalism may camouflage assumptive foolishness, it does not correct its theoretical effects and may exaggerate them, hence the unrealistic result.
- The tone of this article was assumptive and leading towards suggesting the opposite.
- Actual data and scientifically sound information would be required to revoke any tolerances, and some assumptive or anecdotal information would be disallowed.
2archaic Apt to seize something for oneself.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘taken, adopted’): from Latin assumptivus, from the verb assumere (see assume).

单词	assumptive
释义	Definition of assumptive in English: assumptive adjective əˈsʌm(p)tɪvəˈsəm(p)tiv 1rare Of the nature of an assumption. Example sentencesExamples But while mathematical formalism may camouflage assumptive foolishness, it does not correct its theoretical effects and may exaggerate them, hence the unrealistic result. In Janoff-Bulman's poignant phrase, ‘it was the shattering of the assumptive world’. For within the context of international politics, faith is redundant as it calls for assumptive reasoning in a landscape of constant change and hidden agendas. He also eschews an assumptive theology of a God who is only active in church or in the private reflections of each human heart. Actual data and scientifically sound information would be required to revoke any tolerances, and some assumptive or anecdotal information would be disallowed. The current treatment of planning assumptions, or the overreliance on assumptions, has turned the planning process into assumptive planning. The tone of this article was assumptive and leading towards suggesting the opposite. Either the explanation will be vindicated, or we will make discoveries that not only invalidate it, but that may lead to a new, less assumptive theory that is preferred to the others, some of which may also have been disproved in the process. Had she looked critically at the detail in this document, she would have seen that the questions asked were partial and assumptive. 2archaic Arrogant or presumptuous. Example sentencesExamples Add to this a tradition of questioning assumptive authoritarianism that can be traced as far back as the Declaration of Arbroath and you have a new arrival in a foreign country whose first instinct probably wasn't to tug the forelock. Synonyms brazen, overconfident, arrogant, egotistical, overbold, bold, audacious, pert, forward, familiar, impertinent, fresh, free, insolent, impudent, cocksure Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense 'taken, adopted'): from Latin assumptivus, from the verb assumere (see assume). Definition of assumptive in US English: assumptive adjectiveəˈsəm(p)tiv 1rare Of the nature of an assumption. Example sentencesExamples Had she looked critically at the detail in this document, she would have seen that the questions asked were partial and assumptive. For within the context of international politics, faith is redundant as it calls for assumptive reasoning in a landscape of constant change and hidden agendas. He also eschews an assumptive theology of a God who is only active in church or in the private reflections of each human heart. Either the explanation will be vindicated, or we will make discoveries that not only invalidate it, but that may lead to a new, less assumptive theory that is preferred to the others, some of which may also have been disproved in the process. In Janoff-Bulman's poignant phrase, ‘it was the shattering of the assumptive world’. The current treatment of planning assumptions, or the overreliance on assumptions, has turned the planning process into assumptive planning. But while mathematical formalism may camouflage assumptive foolishness, it does not correct its theoretical effects and may exaggerate them, hence the unrealistic result. The tone of this article was assumptive and leading towards suggesting the opposite. Actual data and scientifically sound information would be required to revoke any tolerances, and some assumptive or anecdotal information would be disallowed. 2archaic Apt to seize something for oneself. Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘taken, adopted’): from Latin assumptivus, from the verb assumere (see assume).
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