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Purportedly

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Adverb
  1. 1
    As appears to be true or is stated or accepted to be (though might not be so). not-comparable

    "Near-synonyms: reportedly, reputedly, putatively, rumoredly, supposedly, allegedly, ostensibly, possibly, probably, likely, plausibly"

Adverb
  1. 1
    believed or reputed to be the case wordnet

Etymology

From purported + -ly.

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