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单词 suppositively
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suppositivelyadv.

Brit. /səˈpɒzᵻtᵻvli/, U.S. /səˈpɑzədᵻvli/, /səˈpɑztᵻvli/
Forms: 1500s–1600s suppositiuely, 1600s– suppositively.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin suppositive , -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin suppositive (5th or 6th cent. in Priscian; < suppositivus suppositive adj. + classical Latin , suffix forming adverbs) + -ly suffix2. Compare earlier suppositive adj.
In a suppositive or suppositious manner; by way of supposition; on a supposition; hypothetically; supposedly.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > [adverb]
by supposinga1393
by (also upon) supposala1425
by supposals1511
suppositively1576
supposedly1597
supposititiously1623
supposably1696
suppositionally1737
suppositiously1829
supposingly1889
suppositorily1961
1576 A. Fleming Panoplie Epist. 269 (margin) Not as though vertue could be in extremitie,..but he meaneth suppositiuely, if it were so that vertue coulde exceede.
1650 in Athenæum 13 Dec. (1879) 763/2 He accused Marsys to be an unfaithfull Translator, in positiuely rendring what the King suppositiuely speakes.
1678 R. Barclay Apol. True Christian Divinity vii. §7. 216 It..signifies really, and not suppositively, that Excellent Quality.
1765 J. Elphinston Princ. Eng. Lang. Digested II. iv. 114 The natural consequent, becomes however, affirmatively or suppositively, also the antecedent measure or positive equaliser..of the subject to the object.
1825 W. S. Cardell Ess. Lang. 189 Would, irregular verb, denoting volition or inherent propensity, put conditionally or suppositively in the past tense.
1882 G. Wilkes Shakespeare, from Amer. Point of View ii. xxxviii. 424 All this was suppositively put against Lord Campbell as a case of possible oversight.
1905 E. W. Camp & J. F. Crowe Encycl. Evid. V. 606 An expert will not be allowed to testify to an opinion formed upon information derived by him from private conversations with persons who are suppositively familiar with the facts in the case.
1980 J. Feinberg in T. Regan Matters of Life & Death vi. 214 When one looks at the problem..from the perspective of the fetus to whom we have suppositively ascribed full moral rights, [etc.].
2010 N. Dadd Disperse 99 When they left Egypt after suppositively living in captivity for 400 years [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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