sup·pos·ed·ly
| \ sə-ˈpō-zəd-lē
also -ˈpōzd-lē \
also -ˈpōzd-lē \
Definition of supposedly
: as is supposed : according to what is or was said, claimed, or believed by some
a supposedly true story a supposedly good restaurant He had dozens of people around him, supposedly looking after him …— Philip Norman Daddy took me to the Legion, to shoot pool supposedly.— Mary Karr
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'Supposably' vs. 'Supposedly'
'Supposably' vs. 'Supposedly'
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“Supposedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supposedly. Accessed 9 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of supposedly was in 1597
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