单词 | supposingly |
释义 | supposinglyadv.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. 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). < adv.?a1450 |
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