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[ suh -poh -zid-lee ] SHOW IPA
/ səˈpoʊ zɪd li / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adverb according to what is falsely claimed, assumed, or imagined: In fact, the supposedly "simple" work of digging holes, cutting down trees, and blasting snowdrifts offered her an education of the hands and head.
according to what is accepted or believed, without positive knowledge: Next weekend it's supposedly getting a bit colder again, but I think that winter is over.
Origin of supposedly supposed + -ly
Words nearby supposedly support price, support system, supposal, suppose, supposed, supposedly , supposed to, supposing, supposition, suppositious, supposititious
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Example sentences from the Web for supposedly These (roughly) $2,500 ceremonies are supposedly about encouraging “positive feelings” on the part of the single brides.
Why Singles Should Say ‘I Don’t’ to The Self-Marriage Movement | Tim Teeman| December 30, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Michigan supposedly offered 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh a $42 million contract, which would him the highest-paid coach in the NCAA.
Is Any College Football Coach Worth $60 Million? Jim Harbaugh Is | Jesse Lawrence| December 20, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Amelia says some truly terrible things to Sam, supposedly inhabited by the Babadook but really consumed in grief.
Grief: The Real Monster in The Babadook | Tim Teeman| December 19, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Your move, supposedly not Tea-Party-fevered Governor John Kasich.
The Gun Battle Since Newtown | Cliff Schecter| December 14, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Francis then supposedly told the officer that he was the one giving orders now and ordered a cappuccino for the Swiss soldier.
Is The Pope Unprotected Now That He’s Fired the Head of the Swiss Guards? | Barbie Latza Nadeau| December 5, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Max insisted on my entertaining the guests between courses with my supposedly funny stories.
Nat Goodwin's Book | Nat C. Goodwin
As Hall says, most of the supposedly moral conduct of the majority of men is blind habit, not thoughtful choosing.
How to Teach | George Drayton Strayer and Naomi Norsworthy
Supposedly these two trees were planted according to the same directions.
The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. | Ellen Eddy Shaw
But the love of this supposedly savage slave is greater than her jealousy.
The Complete Opera Book | Gustav Kobb
Of course the boats, if they had been rowed at once away from the supposedly sinking ship, would be now quite out of sight.
Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound | Alice B. Emerson
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Words related to supposedly probably, apparently, allegedly, purportedly, believably, supposably