reportedly

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US /rɪˈpɔrtədli/ UK /ɹɪˈpɔːtɪdli/
adv Freq #23111

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    according to reports or other information

    They were reportedly a well known artist for many years.

  2. 2
    adv

    According to reports or rumors.

    Near-synonyms: reputedly, purportedly, putatively, rumoredly, supposedly, allegedly, ostensibly, possibly, probably, likely, plausibly

Etymology

From reported + -ly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adv · according to reports or... allegedlylikelyostensiblyplausiblypossiblyprobablypurportedlyputativelyreputedlyrumoredlysupposedly

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