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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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supposedly
adverbEnglish Language Learners Definition of supposedly
: according to what someone has said or what is generally believed to be true or real
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The first known use of supposedly was in 1597
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