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

purportedly

adverb
 
/pəˈpɔːtɪdli/
 
/pərˈpɔːrtɪdli/
(formal)
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  1. used to say that something has been stated to have happened or to be true, but this might not be the case
    • a letter purportedly written by Mozart
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