purportedly

English

Etymology

From purported + -ly.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pə(ɹ)ˈpɔː(ɹ).təd.li/

Adverb

purportedly (not comparable)

  1. As appears to be true or is stated or accepted to be (though might not be so).
    Synonyms: allegedly, ostensibly, putatively, reportedly, reputedly, supposedly
    • 2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 120:
      In addition, none of the purportedly more common terms of these pairs appear to be especially frequent in modern Indian English.

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