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单词 supposingly
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supposinglyadv.

Brit. /səˈpəʊzɪŋli/, U.S. /səˈpoʊzɪŋli/
Forms: late Middle English supposyngly, 1800s– supposingly.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: suppose v., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < supposing, present participle of suppose v. + -ly suffix2.In sense 3 probably chiefly showing an alteration of supposedly adv.
1. Pretendedly, feignedly. Cf. supposedly adv. 2. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [adverb]
faintlyc1330
feigninglya1387
supposingly?a1450
feignedly1535
counterfeitly1548
dissimulately1556
pretencedly1567
simulately1592
pretensively1607
pretendedly1611
ironically1612
supposedly1618
feigning1620
pretendingly1645
fictitiously1646
fictly1677
simulatively1816
bogusly1862
?a1450 in C. von Nolcken Middle Eng. Transl. Rosarium Theol. (1979) 66 (MED) Þei forsoþ þat ben in dedily synne be not trewly lordes, but only haldyngly or supposyngly.
2. By inference or conjecture. Obsolete. rare.
ΚΠ
1873 ‘M. Twain’ Europe & Elsewhere (1923) 62 The groups were statues..of the Duke of Wellington. I do not say this knowingly, but only supposingly; but I never have seen a statue in England yet that represented anybody but the Duke of Wellington.
3. Originally and chiefly North American. = supposedly adv. 1.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > [adverb]
by supposinga1393
by (also upon) supposala1425
by supposals1511
suppositively1576
supposedly1597
supposititiously1623
supposably1696
suppositionally1737
suppositiously1829
supposingly1889
suppositorily1961
1889 Sandusky (Ohio) Daily Reg. 11 Dec. Who wouldn't forego mince pie, buckwheat cakes and pork stew for the feasts ambrosial, supposingly served..by spirits etherial.
1901 Dartmouth 11 Oct. 68/1 A great deal of supposingly dead timber would have gone to waste.
1960 Yale Law Jrnl. 69 401 The M'Naghten test creates a hostile atmosphere for the expert witness, even in Massachusetts where he is practicing in the supposingly friendly climate of the ‘model’ Briggs Law.
1990 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 10 Mar. I am writing to express my concern and frustration on obtaining an expiation notice for supposingly driving in a bus lane.
2002 I. Kecskes & T. Papp Foreign Lang. & Mother Tongue ii. 27 The immersion class and intensive class students had somewhat more intensive FL experience and supposingly stronger logical skills than the students in the control class.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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