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PRONUNCIATION OF PURPORTEDLY

purportedly  [pəˈpɔːtɪdlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PURPORTEDLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Purportedly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PURPORTEDLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of purportedly in the English dictionary

The definition of purportedly in the dictionary is in an alleged, supposed or rumoured manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PURPORTEDLY


assertedly
əˈsɜːtɪdlɪ
cold-heartedly
ˌkəʊldˈhɑːtɪdlɪ
conceitedly
kənˈsiːtɪdlɪ
concertedly
kənˈsɜːtɪdlɪ
contortedly
kənˈtɔːtɪdlɪ
distortedly
dɪsˈtɔːtɪdlɪ
downheartedly
ˌdaʊnˈhɑːtɪdlɪ
half-heartedly
ˌhɑːfˈhɑːtɪdlɪ
hardheartedly
ˌhɑːdˈhɑːtɪdlɪ
heatedly
ˈhiːtɪdlɪ
light-heartedly
ˌlaɪtˈhɑːtɪdlɪ
repeatedly
rɪˈpiːtɪdlɪ
reportedly
rɪˈpɔːtɪdlɪ
reputedly
rɪˈpjuːtɪdlɪ
tenderheartedly
ˌtɛndəˈhɑːtɪdlɪ
thwartedly
ˈθwɔːtɪdlɪ
transportedly
trænˈspɔːtɪdlɪ
undisputedly
ˌʌndɪˈspjuːtɪdlɪ
unsupportedly
ˌʌnsəˈpɔːtɪdlɪ
wholeheartedly
ˌhəʊlˈhɑːtɪdlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PURPORTEDLY

purple-fringed orchid
purple-fringed orchis
purpleness
purplish
purply
purport
purported
purportless
purpose
purpose-built
purposeful
purposefully
purposefulness
purposeless
purposelessly
purposelessness
purposely
purposive
purposively
purposiveness

WORDS THAT END LIKE PURPORTEDLY

admittedly
allegedly
animatedly
belatedly
connectedly
dejectedly
delightedly
devotedly
distractedly
exaggeratedly
excitedly
expectedly
relatedly
sophisticatedly
unaffectedly
undoubtedly
unexpectedly
uninterruptedly
unitedly
unlimitedly
unprecedentedly

Synonyms and antonyms of purportedly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «purportedly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PURPORTEDLY

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The translations of purportedly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «purportedly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

据称
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

supuestamente
570 millions of speakers

English

purportedly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कथित रूप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يزعم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

якобы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

supostamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তথাকথিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prétendument
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kononnya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

angeblich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

うわさによれば
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소문
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Purportedly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tự nhận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உள்நோக்குடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कथितरित्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ileri sürülen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

presumibilmente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rzekomo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нібито
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pretins
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποτίθεται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bewering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

purportedly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

purportedly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of purportedly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PURPORTEDLY»

The term «purportedly» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.946 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PURPORTEDLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about purportedly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PURPORTEDLY»

Discover the use of purportedly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to purportedly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pathogenicity of the Purportedly Toxic Dinoflagellates ...
In this work we address various aspects of the behavior and biology of Pfiesteria and related dinoflagellates in order to determine their ability to impact the health of fishes and to determine if any adverse effects are caused by a toxin ...
Vincent J. Lovko, 2008
2
Epistemic Reasoning and the Mental
II.iii Warrant and reasoning: the traditonal conception In this section, I attempt to explicate a broad traditional conception of the relationship between warrant and purportedly deductive reasoning. The central point of the discussion is to ...
Mikkel Gerken, 2013
3
The Logic of Legal Requirements: Essays on Defeasibility
certain facts (F), and then to reach a conclusion (Q)—symbolically (P A F) = > To the extent that any inference drawn from P, the purportedly generally applicable statement of law, in fact is defeasible, then P is not generally applicable.
Jordi Ferrer Beltrán, Giovanni Battista Ratti, 2012
4
THE CORPSES OF TIMES GENERATIONS: Volume One
A group of statements, some of which purportedly provide support for another. The statements which purportedly provide the support are the premisses while the statement purportedly support is the conclusion. Arguments are typically divided ...
RICHARD J.KOSCIEJEW, 2014
5
Certain Nitrile Gloves and Certain Nitrile Rubber Gloves, ...
Cardinal Health Respondents Cardinal Health, Inc. (“Cardinal Health”) of Ohio, purportedly the parent corporation of Cardinal Health 200 Inc. and Cardinal Health Malaysia 211 Sdn. Bhd., allegedly manufactures abroad, imports into, and sells ...
U.S. International Trade Commission
6
Overseas Corporate Structures, Which Hide 'real Owners': ...
Ltd., to 2,502,502 Shares, and immediately thereafter the said 2,400,000 Shares and 100,000 Shares of the original Share Capital of the said Upali Trading Co. Ltd., held by the said Estate of Philip Upali Wijewardene, had been purportedly ...
Nihal Sri Ameresekere, 2012
7
What Is Christian Truth for You?
Each citizen purportedly pledges allegiance to America; 3. Each citizen purportedly pledges to obey the laws of the United States; and 4. Each citizen, if called to military service, agrees to defend the country to the death. Yet, America is an ...
Jim Moore, 2007
8
Daniel Spitzer et al.: Securities and Exchange Commission ...
It purportedly acted as the trading manager for eleven of the twelve investment funds that Spitzer also controls... Kenzie Financial was purportedly paid for providing investment advice, based on the value of the assets under management and ...
James Lundy
9
Australian Income Tax Legislation 2011: Income Tax ...
Subject to subsection (2), if a company, purportedly under section 128TD, gives a shareholder a statement (whether or not included in a statement purportedly given under section 202-75 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997) that, ...
Australia, Cch, 2011
10
BIH Corporation, et al.: Securities and Exchange Commission ...
On June 2, 2008, BIH, Bunnaster and Hayter announced BIH was going to implement a significant buyback/reduction ofBIH's shares and once again purportedly quoted Galo. Once again, this quote was fabricated, since Galo did not exist.
Christopher Martin

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PURPORTEDLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term purportedly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge Plus purportedly shown in …
Samsung is reportedly preparing to unveil its next flagship phablet, the Galaxy Note 5, and a super-sized version of the Galaxy S6 Edge next month. We've ... «The Verge, Jul 15»
2
Gold rear shell purportedly for Apple's 'iPhone 6s Plus' said to …
New pictures claim to show a rear casing for Apple's next-generation "iPhone 6s Plus" in gold, and a hands-on with the part assert that it features new material ... «Apple Insider, Jul 15»
3
Trump alerts FBI to threat purportedly sent by Mexican drug lord …
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump contacted the FBI after receiving threatening tweets from a Twitter account claiming to belong to the Mexican ... «Fox News Latino, Jul 15»
4
ISIS purportedly threatens to 'slaughter' Christian Arabs living in …
Menacing Arabic flyers, purportedly issued by an Islamic State branch in Jerusalem, threatened Christian Arabs over the weekend with slaughter unless they ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jun 15»
5
Racist Manifesto Purportedly Written By Dylann Roof Surfaces Online
Dylann Roof appears via video before a judge, in Charleston, S.C., on June 19, 2015. The 21-year-old accused of killing nine people inside a black church in ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
6
ISIS video purportedly shows beheading of Afghan Taliban member
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group has released a video which purportedly shows the beheading of a Taliban member in Afghanistan. «Khaama Press, Jun 15»
7
Isil video purportedly shows undamaged historic ruins of Palmyra
A video released by a media arm of the Islamic State group on Tuesday purportedly shows the archaeological ruins of Palmyra have been left undamaged. «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
8
Cop purportedly sleeping on video gets suspension
Cop purportedly sleeping on video gets suspension. Chicago police officer recorded sleeping in his squad car. A Chicago police officer was suspended after ... «Chicago Tribune, May 15»
9
Isis purportedly executes man with bazooka in disturbing …
Isis militants have released a disturbing video purporting to show militants shooting a young man dead with a bazooka. The shocking footage, which has not ... «The Independent, May 15»
10
Baghdadi Message: ISIS Issues Rare Recording Purportedly from …
ISIS issued a rare message purportedly from the group's elusive leader Thursday, the first sign in months of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi amid speculation about his ... «NBCNews.com, May 15»

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