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单词 purportedly
释义

purportedly

adverb

pur·​port·​ed·​ly (ˌ)pər-ˈpȯr-təd-lē How to pronounce purportedly (audio)
: it is purported : ostensibly, allegedly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web A second season is purportedly already in active development. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2022 The potential for upending this diplomatic process is purportedly what so upset the White House over the recent visit of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan. Victoria Coates, National Review, 20 Aug. 2022 One of the ancestors of iconic Clydesdales, for example, was purportedly an Arabian horse that was shipwrecked and swam to Scotland. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2022 Each caption is nearly identical, except for the name of the city where the man purportedly is: Melbourne, Florida; Franklin County, Missouri; Charleston, South Carolina; and Springfield, Massachusetts. Molly Stellino, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2022 He was acquitted in that case after the girl who purportedly appeared in the tape refused to testify at the trial. Daniella Silva, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2022 Network data purportedly obtained from Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, were presented at an August 2021 election fraud symposium held by MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell in Sioux Falls, S.D., as The Post previously reported. Amy Gardner, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022 Network data purportedly obtained from Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, were presented at an August 2021 election fraud symposium held by MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell in Sioux Falls, S.D., as The Post previously reported. Anchorage Daily News, 15 Aug. 2022 The reminder was in response to a non-certified agent contacting teams, purportedly to create trade interest for Bears linebacker Roquan Smith. Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

purportedly

adverb

as in allegedly

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • allegedly
  • supposedly
  • apparently
  • reportedly
  • ostensibly
  • reputedly
  • evidently
  • seemingly
  • putatively
  • likely
  • probably
  • ostensively
  • visibly
  • presumably
  • outwardly
  • possibly
  • externally
  • perhaps
  • credibly
  • clearly
  • obviously
  • conceivably
  • believably
  • presumedly
  • maybe
  • distinctly
  • professedly
  • assumably
  • manifestly
  • surely
  • supposably
  • assuredly
  • perchance
  • positively
  • mayhap
  • self-evidently
  • plainly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • improbably
  • incredibly
  • impossibly
  • implausibly
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