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presumable

[ pri-zoo-muh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. capable of being taken for granted; probable.


presumable

/ ɪˈːəə /

adjective

  1. able to be presumed or taken for granted
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲp·ܳa· adjective
  • ܲp·ܳa· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of presumable1

First recorded in 1685–95; presume + -able
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One presumable motivation behind Jonathan Lee’s fourth novel, “The Great Mistake,” is that Green has not been remembered.

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Meanwhile, Rodgers, the presumable NFL MVP this year, has only been to the Super Bowl once before, he has just one ring to Brady’s six.

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Apparently, no one had had the foresight, time or space to deal with that presumable detail.

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The elements of the novel and something of its daffiness are here, though new paths open the way to a presumable second season.

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Far from serving their presumable purpose of saving domestic jobs, that law made the Depression far worse for every country involved.

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