Definitions

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  • adverb supposedly, putatively, or reputedly

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  • adverb believed or reputed to be the case

Etymologies

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purported +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • The term purportedly stems from the name of a deity worshipped by the old polytheistic Serbs, Badnja.

    SETimes news - English 2009

  • 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.”

    Think Progress » Media Leaves Stupak’s False Claims About Senate Bill’s Abortion Provision Unchallenged 2010

  • 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.

    Escape to the Tropics 2007

  • 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.

    ABC News: Top Stories 2011

  • 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.

    SFGate: Top News Stories 2011

  • 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.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • 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.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • 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

    WN.com - Articles related to Young, Poor, and Tricked into the Sex Trade 2010

  • Sridhar later received a phone call purportedly made by

    Bollywood Entertainment News | India 2010

  • 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.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

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  • generally known however unable to be specifically cited

    December 12, 2006