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purportedly
Purportedly (adv) means according to what is said or believed, although this may not be true.
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According to what is said or believed, although this may not be true.
"Australia is working to verify the authenticity of a video that purportedly shows one of its nationals captured by Russian forces while fighting in Ukraine."
— Hilary Whiteman, Australia investigates video purportedly showing national captured by Russian forces in Ukraine (2024)
"In addition, none of the purportedly more common terms of these pairs appear to be especially frequent in modern Indian English."
— James Lambert, Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis (2014)
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Rhymes for purportedly
wickedly
allegedly
hurriedly
decidedly
assuredly
excitedly
repeatedly
reportedly
admittedly
supposedly
undoubtedly
unexpectedly
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What is the meaning of purportedly?
"purportedly" (adv) means according to what is said or believed, although this may not be true.
What is another word for purportedly?
Other words for "purportedly" include reputedly, supposedly, ostensibly, allegedly, reportedly.
