/ Dictionary / Index R resumptive: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: re•sump•tive Pronunciation: (ri-zump'tiv), [key] — adj. that summarizes: a resumptive statement. that tends to resume or repeat: a speech so resumptive that its point was lost. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. resumption resumptivepronoun Related Content Daily Word Quiz: placid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language