All 5 Uses
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City of Fallen Angels
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- "She left her phone in the pocket of my jacket," Jace said, patting his right side, where, presumably, the phone was stashed.
Chpt 6 *presumably = probablystandard suffix: The suffix "-ably" is a combination of the suffixes "-able" and "-ly". It means in a manner that is capable of being. This is the same pattern you see in words like agreeably, favorably, and comfortably.
- Do not presume to lecture me, child.†
Chpt 4
- He vanished into the crowd, presumably looking for Alec.†
Chpt 15presumably = probablystandard suffix: The suffix "-ably" is a combination of the suffixes "-able" and "-ly". It means in a manner that is capable of being. This is the same pattern you see in words like agreeably, favorably, and comfortably.
- Then again, it wasn't as if she'd ever seen his bedroom at home, which presumably was covered with band posters, sports trophies, boxes of those games he loved to play, musical instruments, books—all the flotsam and jetsam of a normal life.†
Chpt 16
- Behind Clary's family he could see the Shadowhunters crowding around Isabelle as she presumably recounted the events of the evening.†
Chpt 19
Definitions:
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(1)
(presume as in: presumption of innocence) to think of something as true or likely, even though it is not known with certaintySomething can be presumed because it seems reasonable or because there is a rule or law demanding such an assumption. For example, in the United States someone charged with a crime is presumed by law to be innocent unless they are proven guilty at a trial.
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(2)
(presumptuous as in: she is presumptuous) exercising privileges to which one is not entitled -- such as being too familiar or too bossy
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)