allegedly
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5.4
- adverb
- /əˈlɛdʒɪdli/
- Literature
:
presuntamente
- There were two supposed robberies, where she was allegedly beaten up.
- the defendant allegedly
- allegedly defamatory
- allegedly violated
This is coming to some new cars allegedly late this year.
- This is coming to some new cars allegedly late this year.
- What is it good for, and why does it allegedly destroy science?
- You know, allegedly his first boots were football boots.
- So they want a man allegedly, who can physically protect them.
- And allegedly, this is the story I was told.
- And Meta is allegedly pirating lots of stuff to train its AI.
- His dad was allegedly adopted by Reggie Cray.
- He was a guy who allegedly trained.
- Or, you know, George Floyd passing allegedly a a fake bill.
- That's two things that and this allegedly, I'm not a doctor.
Examples
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The witness allegedly saw the suspect leaving the scene just before the robbery took place.
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Officers allegedly stole drugs and money, even guns from inside the evidence room here.
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What is it good for, and why does it allegedly destroy science?
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>> Out here in the New Mexico desert, something allegedly happened many years ago.
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OK, next clip, she allegedly wrote to Trump.
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Yeah, Apple is is allegedly catching up with this stuff.
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The last time he allegedly named a student headmaster was, like, eight years ago.
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Number six is Billy Porter, the Western Auto manager who allegedly called me last night.
Fiction book (1995) -
Major Loving became concerned with allegedly disloyal writings in the black press.
Academic text (1999) -
All unsold paintings were destroyed in the fire... ...including the one Chelsea allegedly stole.
Synonyms
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2.8
Something that seems true from what you know or see but may not be
406
3.4
Said to be true but not certain
253
3.7
It looks true from what you see, but may not be
43
7.5
In a way that seems true but may not be
18
7.2
People claim it is true but it is not proven
How Certain
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1.0
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2.8
406
3.4
- Literature
252
5.4
- Literature
234
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Allegedly comes from the verb allege, which originally meant 'to bring forward' a claim or reason. So when you say something happened allegedly, you mean it is 'said' or 'claimed' but not proven.