supposedly
pronunciation
How to pronounce supposedly in British English:
UK [səˈpəʊzɪdli]
How to pronounce supposedly in American English:
US [səˈpoʊzɪdli]
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- Adverb:
- believed or reputed to be the case
Word Origin
- supposedly (adv.)
- "as may be supposed, presumably," 1610s, from supposed + -ly (2).
Example
- 1. He also supposedly asked state workers to ring the woman .
- 2. A new currency is the silver bullet that supposedly kills all economic ills .
- 3. Competition would supposedly contain costs .
- 4. Soon after , it announced a plan that would supposedly solve iran 's marriage crisis .
- 5. One minister had two official apartments ; another supposedly let her brother live in her official lodgings .