Presumably

//pɹɪˈzuːməbli// adv

adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Able to be sensibly presumed.

    "Presumably, he will attend the opening."

Adverb
  1. 1
    by reasonable assumption wordnet

Synonyms

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presumptivelyall things consideredas it wereassumablyassumedlyassumptively

Example

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"I hear some guy, presumably a caretaker, going "Rawr, I'm going to eat you!" from the nursery school across the street."

Etymology

From presume + -ably, presumable + -ly.

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