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presumable, a.|prɪˈzjuːməb(ə)l|
[f. presume v. + -able; so F. présumable (16th c. in Godef.).]
1. Capable of being presumed or taken for granted; probable, likely.
1692Locke Toleration iii. viii. Wks. 1727 II. 380 Which Corruption of Nature, that they may retain..I think is very presumable. 1704Norris Ideal World ii. i. 5 Supposing myself to consist of soul and body, 'tis fairly presumable that 'tis my soul that thinks. 1868Stanley Westm. Abb. iii. 145 No other presumable mark of violence was seen.
2. To be expected or counted on beforehand.
1825Lamb Let. to Old Gentleman, Whether a person..of sixty-three..may hope to arrive, within a presumable number of years, at..the character..of a learned man. 1860Adler Fauriel's Prov. Poetry xix. 435 The abrupt return of Philip Augustus..compromised the presumable results of the third crusade. |