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presumably

adverb
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  1. 1
    adverb
    Used to say that something is probably true, going by what you already know.

    Like guessing what is inside a wrapped box from its shape.

    The lights are off, so presumably no one is home.

    She left her coat behind, presumably because she was in a hurry.

    Similarpresumptively, presumedly

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Origin

From the word 'presume' plus the endings '-ably' and '-ly'.