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Presumptive vs Presumably - What's the difference?

presumptive | presumably |

As an adjective presumptive

is based on presumption, probability, conjecture, hypothesis or belief.

As an adverb presumably is

able to be sensibly presumed.

presumptive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Based on presumption, probability, conjecture, hypothesis or belief
    • By late May, he was already considered his party's presumptive nominee.
  • making presumptions; behaving as one who presumes, who assumes that which they perhaps shouldn't.
    • Forgive me for being presumptive , but aren't you and Mark engaged?

    Related terms

    * heir presumptive

    Synonyms

    * (based on presumption) likely, presumed * (making presumptions) presumptuous

    presumably

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Able to be sensibly presumed.
  • * 2011 , Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/15195384.stm]
    • Capello made a change on the hour which was presumably enforced by injury as the excellent Young was replaced by Stewart Downing.
  • *
    • Yet this is the level of [neural] organisation that does the actual thinking—and is, presumably , the seat of consciousness.

    Synonyms

    * (able to be presumed) presumptively