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SUPPOSEDLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does supposedly mean?
• SUPPOSEDLY (adverb)
The adverb SUPPOSEDLY has 1 sense:
1. believed or reputed to be the case
Familiarity information: SUPPOSEDLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Believed or reputed to be the case
Synonyms:
purportedly; supposedly
Context examples
While in Mexico they are still used more for medicinal purposes, in Spain we are finding that they are being consumed for supposedly recreational purposes.
(Scientists examine the ethnobotanical uses of stramonium, University of Granada)
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