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supposedly
supposedly /səˈpəʊ.zɪd.li/ aep /-ˈpoʊ-/ adverb
► C1 used to show that you do not believe that something you have been told is true: » Well, the tickets are supposedly in the mail.Thesaurus+: ↑Seeming and purporting to be , ↑Faking and pretending• • • Extra Examples:» And what might be the underlying significance of these supposedly random acts of violence?» There was a hidden meaning in her supposedly innocent remarks.» Supposedly, she never spoke to him again.» The letter was from her supposedly loving father.» Supposedly, they were all grief-stricken by his death. |