adverb
- based on reasonable assumption or probability; supposedly
Usage: legal; formal
Examples
- The defendant is presumptively innocent until proven guilty.
- The new medication is presumptively safe based on initial trials.
- She was presumptively the heir to the estate.
- The evidence presumptively supports the prosecution’s case.
- The contract is presumptively valid unless challenged in court.
- The diagnosis was made presumptively pending further tests.