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Definition of Supposedly
1. Adverb. Believed or reputed to be the case.
Definition of Supposedly
1. Adverb. As a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Supposedly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Supposedly
Literary usage of Supposedly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Beginnings of Modern Europe (1250-1450) by Ephraim Emerton (1917)
"He was not a theologian nor even a scholar in any field, but merely a prince of
good reputation and supposedly with a knowledge of the world. ..."
2. The Cure of Imperfect Sight by Treatment Without Glasses by William Horatio Bates (1920)
"... etc., have long been considered "bad for the eyes," and libraries of literature
have been produced about their supposedly direful effects. ..."
3. Dante and the Book of the Cosmos: Transactions, APS by John Demaray (2007)
"On the central entrance tympanum of St. Denis, hovering angels bear Passion relics
supposedly presented to the church by Charlemagne following his legendary ..."
4. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington by Entomological Society of Washington (1913)
"TEP BLOOD SUCKING AND supposedly BLOOD SUCKING (Diptera.) BY FREDERICK K.VAB.
Recently Prof. CF Baker sent in for determination a specimen of the family ..."
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