Definitions
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- adverb
supposedly ,putatively , orreputedly
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- adverb believed or reputed to be the case
Etymologies
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Examples
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The term purportedly stems from the name of a deity worshipped by the old polytheistic Serbs, Badnja.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Sridhar later received a phone call purportedly made by
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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.
c_hackman@comcast.net commented on the word purportedly
generally known however unable to be specifically cited
December 12, 2006