Presumptively vs Predominantly - What's the difference?
presumptively | predominantly |
In a presumptive manner
As is presumed to be the case
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In a predominant manner. Most commonly or frequently by a large margin.
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As adverbs the difference between presumptively and predominantly
is that presumptively is in a presumptive manner while predominantly is in a predominant manner most commonly or frequently by a large margin.presumptively
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Adverb
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Synonyms
* (as is presumed to be the case) presumablypredominantly
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Adverb
(en adverb)- The membership is predominantly elderly, 90% are over age 60.
- Both groups are predominantly confined to areas with warm to tropical climates
