supposedly
406
3.4
- adverb
- /səˈpoʊzɪdli/
:
supuestamente
- The painting, supposedly created by a famous artist, turned out to be a forgery.
- supposedly contains
- supposedly superior qualities
- freedoms are supposedly
And they were the best, supposedly the best people in the world.
- And they were the best, supposedly the best people in the world.
- This should supposedly not be damaging to phones.
- I mean, we on this planet supposedly have a mental health crisis.
- We are the only free country left in the world, supposedly free right?
- Whereas some of the siblings supposedly do want the full sale.
- I also have two different colognes that supposedly smell like money.
- It makes this noise and, and so supposedly spirits come through and talk.
- There are some forms of NAD now that are supposedly more absorbable.
- So they knew that there'd be someone supposedly on the other side.
- You take a very small dose of that to supposedly make you better.
- So this video, supposedly the elf moves now.
Examples
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Radio, TV, video games, the Internet, Google all supposedly made us stupid.
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German recruiting policy, taking note of France's winning mix, is supposedly changing to include more foreign residents.
Academic text (1999) -
Can we hear what this top general supposedly said?
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And they were the best, supposedly the best people in the world.
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This one supposedly loves heat, loves to dry out.
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I mean, we on this planet supposedly have a mental health crisis.
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We are the only free country left in the world, supposedly free right?
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This is where his dad supposedly used to hang out.
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But first, why are they supposedly opposed?
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This painting was supposedly destroyed in the fire.
Synonyms
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2.8
Something that seems true from what you know or see but may not be
278
4.3
To say that something is likely but not certain
253
3.7
It looks true from what you see, but may not be
252
5.4
Said to be true but with no proof
234
3.7
As people or the news say
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
5
6.1
People say it is true, but it is not proved
2
7.4
In a way that treats something as true until proven otherwise
1
8.1
In a way that people believe is true but is not proven
1
6.7
To say people think something is true without clear proof
Said to be true but not proven
How Certain
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1.0
∞
2.8
406
3.4
- Literature
234
3.7
- Literature
252
5.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Supposedly comes from the verb suppose ('to think' or 'assume') plus the adverb ending -ly. So, supposedly means 'according to what people say or believe, but not certain', and we use it when something is reported but not proven.