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Definition of supposedly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

supposedly

adverb
 
/səˈpəʊzɪdli/
 
/səˈpəʊzɪdli/
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  1. according to what is generally thought or believed but not known for certain synonym allegedly
    • The novel is supposedly based on a true story.
    • a poem supposedly written by Shakespeare
    • Police have found the supposedly stolen car.
    Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySupposedly is used with these adjectives:
    • factual
    • impartial
    • independent
    See full entry
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