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[ pruh -fes -id-lee ] SHOW IPA
/ prəˈfɛs ɪd li / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adverb allegedly; pretendedly: He is only professedly poor.
avowedly; by open declaration: She is professedly guilty of the crime.
Origin of professedly First recorded in 1560–70; professed + -ly
Words nearby professedly profeminist, Prof. Eng., profert, profess, professed, professedly , profession, professional, professional association, professional corporation, professional foul
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Example sentences from the Web for professedly He was professedly engaged in writing, but he shaped not word.
A Changed Man and Other Tales | Thomas Hardy
Professedly , he was a Church of England clergyman, but practically a Dissenting minister.
The Life of the Rev. George Whitefield, Volume I (of 2) | Luke Tyerman
Riehl, notwithstanding his professedly realistic interpretation of Kant, adopts the above subjectivist view of natural causation.
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' | Norman Kemp Smith
Any departure from the command vitiates the obedience, no matter how professedly honest the steps of that departure may be.
Life and Labors of Elder John Kline, the Martyr Missionary | John Kline
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Words related to professedly supposedly, officially, evidently, seemingly, superficially, purportedly, doubtless, plainly, ostensibly, obviously, undoubtedly, manifestly, probably, allegedly, possibly, externally, patently, outwardly, at first blush, for all intents and purposes