putatively
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8.1
- adverb
- /ˈpjuːtətɪvli/
- Formal
:
presuntamente
- The company is putatively the best in the industry, although this has not been verified through any independent reviews.
- putatively function
- putatively universal
Examples
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In some cases, the photograph itself pushes beyond the self-imposed constraints of the putatively documentary project.
Academic text (2005) -
Putatively, the Stasi's scope was wide, its reach long, its imagination extraordinary, its means ruthless.
Academic text (2013) -
With all due respect, nothing about the putatively living God is really that important here.
Blog text (13) -
One major change can summarily produce a significant difference in what is putatively the same version of a particular model.
Academic text (1996) -
You said you wouldn't compete with them, but you designed a computer specifically for the education market, which they putatively own.
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If the court applies the system of law putatively chosen by the choice of law clause, is that not begging the question?
Academic text (2018) -
The change in my view of Sam is, putatively at least, a rational progression, whereas the development of flu is not.
Academic text (1999) -
An independent militia was maintained to defend against Indians and putatively serve national interests.
Academic text (1997) -
Religious truths were to be tested in a public and putatively neutral arena.
Academic text (2006) -
Stability in the Estonian state and wider Baltic Sea region thus could not be maintained if putatively distinct cultural-linguistic groups persisted on the Estonian territory.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
∞
2.8
Something that seems true from what you know or see but may not be
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3.4
Said to be true but not certain
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7.2
People claim it is true but it is not proven
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7.4
In a way that treats something as true until proven otherwise
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6.7
To say people think something is true without clear proof
In a way that shows someone accepts something as true without proof
Said to be true but not proven
In a way that uses a guess because the facts are not known
Antonyms
How Certain
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Putatively comes from the Latin putare, which means 'to think', and it shares the same root as the English word reputation. So, when something is putatively true, it is 'thought' or 'supposed' to be true by people but not proven.