presumably

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  1. As may be presumed or reasonably supposed; by or according to presumption; by legitimate inference from facts or circumstances.

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  • He was a chemist--presumably a manufacturing chemist, supplying the necessary reagents to persons desiring them for their chemical studies; and further he was a pharmacist serving the various requirements of the medical men of the City Thorough search through newspaper files disclosed that from the year 1811 and perhaps two years earlier, and extending up to the year 1813--various announcements were made by Cutbush as to lectures of a public nature. —  James Cutbush An American Chemist, 1788-1823
  • Every window and opening was to be closed, except one--presumably the chimney; and she was not to watch the crimbil_, or changeling, until the hen had been done enough, which she would know by the falling off of all her feathers. —  The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology
  • This is not always in the story: presumably, therefore, not always possible. —  The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology
  • A wife--presumably a mother--absorbed with the view of the outside world and the elaborate gold chain that hung around her neck The presence of a large valise, an overcoat, a cane and an umbrella disposed on another seat, bespoke a further occupant, likely to be at present in the smoking car The train pushed out from the depôt. —  At Fault
  • Apparently she was engaged in directing the movements of persons--presumably footmen--clad in canary-coloured coats and armed with long staves. —  The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance
 

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