Definitions
Wiktionary
- adv. supposedly, putatively or reputedly
WordNet 3.0
- adv. believed or reputed to be the case
Examples
“The term purportedly stems from the name of a deity worshipped by the old polytheistic Serbs, Badnja.”
“Palin purportedly stopped by while her daughter, Bristol, was doing a photoshoot nearby, and was accompanied by her daughter, Willow, her grandson, Tripp, and “a bunch of female handlers.””
“The initial e-mails phishing for personal information were sent around last month, purportedly from a would-be hit man demanding users pay an extortion fee of thousands of dollars, or face death.”
“The two families released a letter written in Chinese purportedly signed by Ho in which he said that he is dropping the "unnecessary steps of legal procedures," which he had taken because of a recent lack of understanding and communication.”
“Sridhar later received a phone call purportedly made by”
“Engadget reposted a grainy, heavily redacted photo it posted with a January iPad prototype story it now says showed the forthcoming iPhone sitting next to the then-yet-to-be released iPad. these images -- purportedly from a Chinese Web site -- that appear similar to those posted earlier by Engadget, although some readers suggest these are really images of the what was described as a Japanese counterfeit.”
“KOTA KINABALU: After the controversy of the "Sir" title purportedly given to a DAP member here by Queen Elizabeth II, another row has erupted over the use of a doctorate by Kota Kinabalu MP”
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“Chandigarh: A Congress member of lok sabha today claimed security agencies have intercepted a phone call purportedly from Pakistan ordering a person in the state to eliminate him.”
“Jenson said these scams also could begin with a phone call purportedly from the IRS.”
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Words build meanings from origins( etymology )
These come from gamma meditation ,I think.
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