sup·pos·ed·ly

sup·pos·ed·ly
/səˈpoʊzədli/ adv
: according to what someone has said or what is generally believed to be true or real

These detergents are supposedly better for the environment.

He has supposedly changed since then, but I'm doubtful that he really has.

Supposedly, she left a message on my answering machine. I never actually got it.


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  • sup|pos|al — «suh POH zuhl», noun. supposition; assumption; conjecture. ╂[< Old French supposaille < supposer suppose + aille al2] …   Useful english dictionary

  • sup|pos|ed|ly — «suh POH zihd lee», adverb. according to what is supposed or was supposed. SYNONYM(S): presumably, probably …   Useful english dictionary

  • sup|pos|i|to|ry — «suh POZ uh TR ee, TOHR », noun, plural ries. a medicine in the form of a cone or cylinder to be put into a body cavity, such as the rectum, vagina, or urethra, for any of various purposes; bougie. ╂[< Medieval Latin suppositorium, noun use of …   Useful english dictionary

  • sup|pos´- i|ti´tious|ness — sup|pos|i|ti|tious «suh POZ uh TIHSH uhs», adjective. 1. put by fraud in the place of the genuine or original thing or person: »a supposititious copy in place of the original. 2. not genuine; pretended; false: »a supposititious science.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sup|pos´i|ti´tious|ly — sup|pos|i|ti|tious «suh POZ uh TIHSH uhs», adjective. 1. put by fraud in the place of the genuine or original thing or person: »a supposititious copy in place of the original. 2. not genuine; pretended; false: »a supposititious science.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sup|pos|i|ti|tious — «suh POZ uh TIHSH uhs», adjective. 1. put by fraud in the place of the genuine or original thing or person: »a supposititious copy in place of the original. 2. not genuine; pretended; false: »a supposititious science. SYNONYM(S): spurious,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sup|pos´- i|tive|ly — sup|pos|i|tive «suh POZ uh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of the nature of, implying, or grounded on supposition; supposed. 2. Grammar. expressing a supposition; conditional. –n. Grammar. a suppositive word. –sup|pos´ i|tive|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • sup|pos|i|tive — «suh POZ uh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of the nature of, implying, or grounded on supposition; supposed. 2. Grammar. expressing a supposition; conditional. –n. Grammar. a suppositive word. –sup|pos´ i|tive|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • sup|pos|a|ble — «suh POH zuh buhl», adjective. that can be supposed …   Useful english dictionary

  • sup|pos|a|bly — «suh POH zuh blee», adverb. in a supposable degree or way; as may be supposed or presumed …   Useful english dictionary

  • sup|pos|ing — «suh POH zihng», conjunction. in the event that; if: »Supposing it rains, shall we still go to the zoo? …   Useful english dictionary

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