supposedly

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Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
21
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/səˈpəʊ̯.zɪd.li/ (UK)
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/səˈpəʊ̯.zɪd.li/ (UK) · /səˈpoʊ̯.zɪd.li/ (US)

Definition of supposedly

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. (not-comparable)As a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people.
    “Near-synonyms: supposably, reportedly, reputedly, purportedly, putatively, rumoredly, allegedly, ostensibly, possibly, probably, likely, plausibly”
    “People from other planets have supposedly visited Earth in flying saucers.”
    “According to your testimony, you were supposedly at home watching TV when the murder occurred.”
    “In these early days of silent pictures, the accent was chiefly on thrills and danger as provided by supposedly unstoppable locomotives with crooks or maniacs on the footplate.”
    “France were supposedly a team in pieces, beaten by Tonga just a week ago and with coach Marc Lievremont publicly berating his players, but so clear-cut was their victory that much of the atmosphere had been sucked from the contest long before the end.”
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adv

  1. (not-comparable)As a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people.
    “Near-synonyms: supposably, reportedly, reputedly, purportedly, putatively, rumoredly, allegedly, ostensibly, possibly, probably, likely, plausibly”
    “People from other planets have supposedly visited Earth in flying saucers.”
    “According to your testimony, you were supposedly at home watching TV when the murder occurred.”
    “In these early days of silent pictures, the accent was chiefly on thrills and danger as provided by supposedly unstoppable locomotives with crooks or maniacs on the footplate.”
    “France were supposedly a team in pieces, beaten by Tonga just a week ago and with coach Marc Lievremont publicly berating his players, but so clear-cut was their victory that much of the atmosphere had been sucked from the contest long before the end.”
  2. (Philippines, informal, not-comparable)Used in place of "supposed to be," often in informal or colloquial speech, as a mispronunciation.
    “My parents told me I am supposedly in bed by 10 P.M.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From supposed + -ly.

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