purportedlyadv.
/pəˈpɔːtᵻdli/, /pəːˈpɔːtᵻdli/, U.S. /pərˈpɔrdədli/ Allegedly, ostensibly.
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the mind > language > statement > assertion without proof > [adverb]
statedly1682
professedly1782
allegedly1823
purportedly1899
1899 Evening Herald (Syracuse, N.Y.) 23 Mar. 6/1 Mr. Badgley was shown a note for $80,000, purportedly signed by Mr. Stolp.
1931 Rep. U.S. Board Tax Appeals 24 471 The petitioner to transfer to and vest in the lessee valid title to one of the twenty busses, purportedly leased thereby, upon the payment of each of said monthly instalments.
1957 J. Hollander in N. Frye Sound & Poetry 76 Orsino's appetite at the start of the play is purportedly for Olivia.
1967 R. Stein Great Cars 113/1 I've never driven one. But purportedly one of these hotter types would go from 0 to 100 in 17 seconds!
1997 Wine Mar. (California Suppl.) 17/1 Sugar features among the contents of even purportedly spicy sauces and savoury crackers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adv.1899