presumablyadv.

Brit.

/prᵻˈzjuːməbli/, U.S.

/priˈz(j)uməbli/,

/prəˈz(j)uməbli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: presumable adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < presumable adj. (although this is apparently first attested slightly later) + -ly suffix². Compare earlier presumptively adv.

†1. With presumption or taking of things for granted without examination. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > taking for granted, presumption > [adverb] > without examination

presumably1646

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 34 Authors presumably writing by common places, wherein for many yeares promiscuously amassing all that makes for their subject.

2. Qualifying a statement as likely but not known for certain: as one may presume or reasonably suppose; in all probability.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > taking for granted, presumption > [adverb]

presumptively1593

presumably1658

antecedently1668

high priori1742

presumedly1848

assumedly1881

sans dire1881

assumably1883

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > probability, likelihood > [adverb]

welleOE

lightly1395

likely1395

likinglyc1395

by (also of) likeliheadc1405

by (also of) likelinessc1405

by all (also most) likelihood1427

provably1460

of (all) likelihood1491

belike?1531

like1548

belikelya1551

in (all) likelihood1570

probably1600

by (also in) probabilitya1602

in (also by) all probability1617

presumably1658

prob.1730

nigh hand1848

predictably1914

prolly1922

odds-on1976

1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall ii. 21 Their iterated clamations to excitate their dying or dead friends, or revoke them unto life again, was a vanity of affection; as not presumably ignorant of the critical tests of death.

1757 J. Bisset Signs & Evid. Divine Judgm. & Visitation 6 Hosea prophesied many years, from some time in the reign of the second Jeroboam, to some years in Hezekiah's reign, and presumably lived to see the captivity of the ten tribes.

?1770 B. Patono Royal Mornings iii. 34 I observed an immense army of Lawyers, all presumably honest men, and yet violently suspected of not being so.

1846 E. A. Poe in Godey's Lady's Bk. May 200/2 A journal exclusively devoted to foreign concerns, and therefore presumably imbued with something of a cosmopolitan spirit.

1880 L. Stephen Alexander Pope i. 2 The little household was presumably a very quiet one.

1910 E. M. Forster Howards End xi. 97 Presumably she knows—mother will have told her.

1950 W. O. Douglas Of Men & Mountains ii. 25 Along with the other Indians in the Western Hemisphere, they presumably came from Asia by way of the Bering Strait.

1988 G. Boddy Katherine Mansfield i. 45 They continued to correspond, presumably without Murry's knowledge.

2003 R. Taylor How to read Church 109 He may even be pictured wearing spectacles—presumably on account of his closely written ledgers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	presumably
释义	presumablyadv. Brit. /prᵻˈzjuːməbli/, U.S. /priˈz(j)uməbli/, /prəˈz(j)uməbli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: presumable adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < presumable adj. (although this is apparently first attested slightly later) + -ly suffix². Compare earlier presumptively adv. †1. With presumption or taking of things for granted without examination. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > taking for granted, presumption > [adverb] > without examination presumably1646 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 34 Authors presumably writing by common places, wherein for many yeares promiscuously amassing all that makes for their subject. View more context for this quotation 2. Qualifying a statement as likely but not known for certain: as one may presume or reasonably suppose; in all probability. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > taking for granted, presumption > [adverb] presumptively1593 presumably1658 antecedently1668 high priori1742 presumedly1848 assumedly1881 sans dire1881 assumably1883 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > probability, likelihood > [adverb] welleOE lightly1395 likely1395 likinglyc1395 by (also of) likeliheadc1405 by (also of) likelinessc1405 by all (also most) likelihood1427 provably1460 of (all) likelihood1491 belike?1531 like1548 belikelya1551 in (all) likelihood1570 probably1600 by (also in) probabilitya1602 in (also by) all probability1617 presumably1658 prob.1730 nigh hand1848 predictably1914 prolly1922 odds-on1976 1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall ii. 21 Their iterated clamations to excitate their dying or dead friends, or revoke them unto life again, was a vanity of affection; as not presumably ignorant of the critical tests of death. 1757 J. Bisset Signs & Evid. Divine Judgm. & Visitation 6 Hosea prophesied many years, from some time in the reign of the second Jeroboam, to some years in Hezekiah's reign, and presumably lived to see the captivity of the ten tribes. ?1770 B. Patono Royal Mornings iii. 34 I observed an immense army of Lawyers, all presumably honest men, and yet violently suspected of not being so. 1846 E. A. Poe in Godey's Lady's Bk. May 200/2 A journal exclusively devoted to foreign concerns, and therefore presumably imbued with something of a cosmopolitan spirit. 1880 L. Stephen Alexander Pope i. 2 The little household was presumably a very quiet one. 1910 E. M. Forster Howards End xi. 97 Presumably she knows—mother will have told her. 1950 W. O. Douglas Of Men & Mountains ii. 25 Along with the other Indians in the Western Hemisphere, they presumably came from Asia by way of the Bering Strait. 1988 G. Boddy Katherine Mansfield i. 45 They continued to correspond, presumably without Murry's knowledge. 2003 R. Taylor How to read Church 109 He may even be pictured wearing spectacles—presumably on account of his closely written ledgers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1646
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