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supposedly

UK/səˈpəʊ̯.zɪd.li//səˈpoʊ̯.zɪd.li/

supposedly adverb: as a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people.

Adverb

supposedly (not comparable)

  1. As a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people.
    • Near-synonyms: supposably, reportedly, reputedly, purportedly, putatively, rumoredly, allegedly, ostensibly, possibly, probably, likely, plausibly
    • People from other planets have supposedly visited Earth in flying saucers.
  2. (Philippines, informal) Used in place of "supposed to be," often in informal or colloquial speech, as a mispronunciation.
    • My parents told me I am supposedly in bed by 10 P.M.

supposedly meaning in Marathi and Urdu

supposedly in Marathi

supposedly, allegedly, it is said, apparently
म्हणे mhaṇe

supposedly in Urdu

بلفرض

Examples of supposedly in a sentence

  • According to your testimony, you were supposedly at home watching TV when the murder occurred.
  • In these early days of silent pictures, the accent was chiefly on thrills and danger as provided by supposedly unstoppable locomotives with crooks or maniacs on the footplate.1958 February, David Gunston, “Railways on the Screen”, in Railway Magazine, page 88:
  • Supposedly, reservations are compulsory, but I want to find out what would happen if you just turn up.2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68:

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Synonyms of supposedly

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Origin of supposedly

From supposed + -ly.

Questions about supposedly

What does supposedly mean?
Supposedly means as a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people.
What is supposedly in Marathi?
Supposedly in Marathi is म्हणे (mhaṇe). See Supposedly meaning in Marathi.
How do you use supposedly in a sentence?
According to your testimony, you were supposedly at home watching TV when the murder occurred.
What part of speech is supposedly?
Supposedly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce supposedly?
Supposedly is pronounced /səˈpəʊ̯.zɪd.li/ (UK).

Words near supposedly in the dictionary

  1. supposal
  2. supposals
  3. suppose
  4. suppose to
  5. supposed
  6. supposedly
  7. supposer
  8. supposers
  9. supposes
  10. supposest
  11. supposeth

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: supposedly (page history and authors); म्हणे (Marathi) (page history and authors); supposedly (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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