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“supposedly”
presumably, supposedly
presumably (pri ZOOM uh bli) (adverb)
Regarding how something is assumed to be true without specific facts: Walt was presumably not aware that it would be sunny in the afternoon.
supposedly (suh POHZ uhd li) (adverb)
Pretendingly, allegedly, believingly: Ronda was supposedly Wilber's best friend and he could not imagine that she would tell such lies about him.
Supposedly the family should be able to drive to the city and home again in three hours.
David supposedly was to have started the new job last week. He had hoped to receive the contract to sign two weeks ago; but it was presumably delayed in the mail.
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-ably
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group P; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
(page 8)
supposedly (adverb) (not comparable)
A reference to that which is generally believed or thought; however, it is often used to indicate that the speaker doubts the truth of the idea: The teacher supposedly thought that it would be easier for students to use online dictionaries to improve their vocabulary skills; however, too many of these supposedly convenient sources provide inadequate information.
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pon-, posit-, pos-, -poning, -poned, -ponency, -ponent, -ponement, -pound
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(Arabic > Greek > Latin: the art of combining base metals [to make gold]; from Greek, chemia, “Egypt”, supposedly where the art of changing metals into gold existed)