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assumptive
adjective
[ əˈsʌm(p)tɪv ]
• of the nature of an assumption.
• arrogant or presumptuous.
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘taken, adopted’): from Latin assumptivus, from the verb assumere (see assume).