from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
assumptive
adj 1: excessively forward; "an assumptive person"; "on a
subject like this it would be too assuming for me to
decide"; "the duchess would not put up with presumptuous
servants" [syn: {assumptive}, {assuming}, {presumptuous}]
2: accepted as real or true without proof; "the assumed reason
for his absence"; "assumptive beliefs"
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Assumptive \As*sump"tive\, a. [L. assumptivus, fr. assumptus,
fr. assumere.]
Assumed, or capable of being assumed; characterized by
assumption; making unwarranted claims. -- {As*sump"tive*ly},
adv.
[1913 Webster]
{Assumptive arms} (Her.), originally, arms which a person had
a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now,
those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.
--Percy Smith.
[1913 Webster]