purportedly
pronunciation
How to pronounce purportedly in British English:
UK [pə'pɔ:tɪdlɪ]
How to pronounce purportedly in American English:
US [pə'pɔtɪdlɪ]
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- Adverb:
- believed or reputed to be the case
Word Origin
- purportedly (adv.)
- "allegedly," 1949, from past participle of purport (v.) + -ly (2).
Example
- 1. He was given a letter purportedly signed by the Prime Minister .
- 2. To be truly effective , Occupy Wall Street will need money ( they purportedly have $ 40,000 in the bank ), the one key thing they appear to be protesting .
- 3. The video , titled How Americans Live Today , features an English voiceover purportedly translating the original Korean narration .
- 4. Mr Blair , for all his political qualities and purportedly pro-European views , has never been a comfortable operator on the EU stage .
- 5. One of the earliest Christian documents is the ` Clementine Homiles \' , a second-century work purportedly based on the teachings of St.Peter .