Definition of "assumptive" []

• Characterized by assumption. (adjective)
• Taken for granted; assumed. (adjective)
• Presumptuous; assuming. (adjective)

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• "But it is then called assumptive, when the fact cannot be proved by its own intrinsic evidence, but is defended by some argument brought from extraneous circumstances."
• "This kind of assumptive thinking is what leads to a person getting their head punched off by Jason in “Friday the 13th: Jason Takes Manhattan.”"
• "I think that this kind of assumptive journalism is a mistake."