presumable

See also: présumable

English

Etymology

From presume +‎ -able.

Adjective

presumable (not comparable)

  1. (uncommon) Capable of being presumed, or being presumed as such.
    • 1981 February 14, Gary Ralph, “Shake 'N' Bake Sexology”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 29, page 16:
      The chapter that troubles me is the one on "Straight Men, Gay Fantasies." The presumable criterion for including fantasies in this chapter is that the men do not identify themselves as gay, but usually it is because they are struggling with the idea of a "gay identity" and what it might mean to them to declare themselves as gay, in conflict with society's dictates.
    • 2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 449:
      This is evidence in favor of a pre-Roman language affiliation between Sardinia and southern continental Europe. A similar suffix -αρ- has also been identified in presumable pre-Greek words.
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