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presumably

adverb/pɹɪˈzuːməbli/

What It Means

Able to be sensibly presumed.

Presumably, he will attend the opening.

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Presumably in Context

“Capello made a change on the hour which was presumably enforced by injury as the excellent Young was replaced by Stewart Downing.”

— 2011, Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England

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From presume + -ably, presumable + -ly.

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