presumedlyadv.
/prᵻˈzjuːmᵻdli/, U.S. /priˈz(j)um(ə)dli/, /prəˈz(j)um(ə)dli/ As is or may be presumed; supposedly; = presumably adv. 2.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > taking for granted, presumption > [adverb]
presumptively1593
presumably1658
antecedently1668
high priori1742
presumedly1848
assumedly1881
sans dire1881
assumably1883
1848 Times 11 Feb. 2/6 That class of innocent men—not presumedly innocent, but really innocent,—men who had been tried and acquitted.
1869 Daily News 11 June 5/1 The majority..of presumedly educated people.
1885 J. Payn Luck of Darrells ii The cab was..presumedly within a few doors of her destination.
1895 S. D. F. Salmond Christian Doctr. Immortality iii. i. 29 Take the synoptical account..as presumedly the earlier.
1916 E. H. Porter Just David viii. 104 He fought this new evil that had come presumedly to torment.
1937 A. L. Sadler Maker Mod. Japan xxii. 190 On her stern was a picture of a saint with a book in his hand, presumedly Erasmus.
1991 Ornament Autumn 67/3 The pods of some sea beans are covered with stinging hairs, presumedly to discourage seed predators.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
adv.1848