supposedly

B1 Topic:People & Society
US /səˈpoʊ̯.zɪd.li/ UK /səˈpəʊ̯.zɪd.li/
adv Freq #6834

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    According to what people say or believe, though it may not be true.

    The film is supposedly based on a true story.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · according to what people... allegedlyreportedlypurportedlyostensibly

Etymology

From supposed + -ly.

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