allegedly

C1 Topic:People & Society
US /əˈlɛdʒ.ɪd.li/
adv Freq #11874

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    According to what people say, though it has not been proven.

    He was arrested for allegedly stealing a valuable painting.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · according to what people... reportedlysupposedlypurportedly
Word family
Derived forms allegededly

Etymology

From alleged + -ly.

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