supposedly
About 5.69 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adverb As a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people.
People from other planets have supposedly visited Earth in flying saucers.
- adverb Used in place of "supposed to be," often in informal or colloquial speech, as a mispronunciation.
My parents told me I am supposedly in bed by 10 P.M.
Similar words
purportedly presumed purported presumably possibly reportedly arguably probably likely alleged
Often followed by
the a to in had more been for was written
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