Presumable
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Capable of being presumed, or being presumed as such. not-comparable, uncommon
"The chapter that troubles me is the one on "Straight Men, Gay Fantasies." The presumable criterion for including fantasies in this chapter is that the men do not identify themselves as gay, but usually it is because they are struggling with the idea of a "gay identity" and what it might mean to them to declare themselves as gay, in conflict with society's dictates."
- 1 capable of being inferred on slight grounds wordnet
Example
More examples"The chapter that troubles me is the one on "Straight Men, Gay Fantasies." The presumable criterion for including fantasies in this chapter is that the men do not identify themselves as gay, but usually it is because they are struggling with the idea of a "gay identity" and what it might mean to them to declare themselves as gay, in conflict with society's dictates."
Etymology
From presume + -able.
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