presumably

adverb

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1 meaning of presumably

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adverb
Used to indicate that something can reasonably be presumed to be the case, though it is not known for certain.
The committee will presumably announce its decision after the holidays.
He skipped the meeting, presumably to catch an earlier flight home.
Similarpresumptively, presumedly

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Origin

Formed from 'presume' with the suffix '-ably', or equivalently from 'presumable' plus '-ly'.