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Money is always transitively valued. More money is supposedly always better than less money.
Gregory Bateson

Meaning of "supposedly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUPPOSEDLY

supposedly  [səˈpəʊzɪdlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUPPOSEDLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Supposedly 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 SUPPOSEDLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of supposedly in the English dictionary

The definition of supposedly in the dictionary is You can use supposedly to suggest that something that people talk about or believe in may not in fact exist, happen, or be as it is described.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUPPOSEDLY


advisedly
ədˈvaɪzɪdlɪ
agonizedly
ˈæɡəˌnaɪzɪdlɪ
amazedly
əˈmeɪzɪdlɪ
amusedly
əˈmjuːzɪdlɪ
bemusedly
bɪˈmjuːzɪdlɪ
composedly
kəmˈpəʊzɪdlɪ
confusedly
kənˈfjuːzɪdlɪ
dazedly
ˈdeɪzɪdlɪ
diffusedly
dɪˈfjuːzɪdlɪ
discomposedly
dɪskəmˈpəʊzɪdlɪ
displeasedly
dɪsˈpliːzɪdlɪ
frenziedly
ˈfrɛnzɪdlɪ
mazedly
ˈmeɪzɪdlɪ
misadvisedly
ˌmɪsədˈvaɪzɪdlɪ
pleasedly
ˈpliːzɪdlɪ
reposedly
rɪˈpəʊzɪdlɪ
surprisedly
səˈpraɪzɪdlɪ
unadvisedly
ˌʌnədˈvaɪzɪdlɪ
uncivilizedly
ʌnˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzɪdlɪ
unconfusedly
ˌʌnkənˈfjuːzɪdlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUPPOSEDLY

supposable
supposably
supposal
suppose
supposed
supposer
supposition
suppositional
suppositionally
suppositionary
suppositionless
suppositious
suppositiously
suppositiousness
supposititious
supposititiously
supposititiousness
suppositive
suppositively
suppositories

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUPPOSEDLY

abasedly
accursedly
allegedly
blessedly
compressedly
confessedly
cursedly
dispersedly
disposedly
embarrassedly
engrossedly
harassedly
ill-advisedly
increasedly
massedly
possessedly
professedly
reversedly
sparsedly
suppressedly
unbiasedly

Synonyms and antonyms of supposedly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SUPPOSEDLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «supposedly» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of supposedly

Translation of «supposedly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUPPOSEDLY

Find out the translation of supposedly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of supposedly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «supposedly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

据称
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

supuestamente
570 millions of speakers

English

supposedly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

माना जाता है कि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عَلى إِفْتِرَاض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

предположительно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

supostamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কল্পনানুসারে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

supposément
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kononnya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

angeblich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

おそらく
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아마
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mesthine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cho là
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கூறப்படும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Supposedly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

güya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

presumibilmente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przypuszczalnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

як припускають
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

presupus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποθετικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vermoedelik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förmodligen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

antagelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of supposedly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPPOSEDLY»

The term «supposedly» is very widely used and occupies the 17.265 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPPOSEDLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «supposedly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «supposedly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «SUPPOSEDLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word supposedly.
1
Neil Abercrombie
When there wasn't any money involved, for all intents and purposes, nobody gave a damn. But now the land, supposedly worthless, is seen for what it really is: an incredibly valuable asset.
2
Aravind Adiga
Indians mock their corrupt politicians relentlessly, but they regard their honest politicians with silent suspicion. The first thing they do when they hear of a supposedly 'clean' politician is to grin. It is a cliche that honest politicians in India tend to have dishonest sons, who collect money from people seeking an audience with Dad.
3
Ian Anderson
In writing lyrics - well, for me, anyway - it's about getting into character, you know? 'Who is writing this?' In the case of the original 'Thick As A Brick,' supposedly a precocious, very young child who's fantasizing about his future and the context of all the confusing elements to which school boys are subjected at that time.
4
Matthew Tobin Anderson
All of my books, which are supposedly, I mean they're called YA novels, my hope is that adults would find no reason not to read them if they read them.
5
Richard Attenborough
I think it is obscene that we should believe that we are entitled to end somebody's life, no matter what that person has supposedly done or not done.
6
Gregory Bateson
Money is always transitively valued. More money is supposedly always better than less money.
7
Bill Bennett
It's quite extraordinary to hear a supposedly learned person call the United States a leading terrorist nation, one of the leading terrorist nations in the world. It's false and very treacherous teaching.
8
Mark Bittman
Let me pose you a question. Can farm-raised salmon be organic when its feed has nothing to do with its natural diet, even if the feed itself is supposedly organic, and the fish themselves are packed tightly in pens, swimming in their own filth?
9
Harold Bloom
In fact, it is Shakespeare who gives us the map of the mind. It is Shakespeare who invents Freudian Psychology. Freud finds ways of translating it into supposedly analytical vocabulary.
10
Robert Caro
In a democracy, supposedly we hold power by what we do at the ballot box, so therefore the more we know about political power the better our choices should be and the better, in theory, our democracy should be.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUPPOSEDLY»

Discover the use of supposedly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to supposedly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
Filled with hilarious details and invigorating analyses, these essays brilliantly expose the fault line in American culture - and once again reveal David Foster Wallace's extraordinary talent and gargantuan intellect.
David Foster Wallace, 2012
2
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
In this exuberantly praised book - a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern literary theory to the supposed fun of traveling aboard ...
David Foster Wallace, 2009
3
The President Is a Sick Man: Wherein the Supposedly Virtuous ...
This is the first full account of the disappearance of Grover Cleveland during that summer more than a century ago.
Matthew Algeo, 2011
4
Rumors of existence: newly discovered, supposedly extinct, ...
Exhaustively researched and scientifically accurate, Rumors of Existence is a testimonial to the variety of life existing on this planet and a plea to explore and preserve what remains of the wild.
Matthew A. Bille, 1995
5
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: An Essay ...
In this hilarious essay, originally published in the collection A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again, he chronicles seven days in the Caribbean aboard the m.v. Zenith.
David Foster Wallace, 2012
6
Jones's Journey to Paris [Supposedly Written by John Jones]
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
John Jones (Pseud.), Jones (fict.name.), 2011
7
Partial Genealogy of John Reynolds, Born in England in 1612 ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Alvah Reynolds, 2012
8
Weird-O-Pedia: The Ultimate Book of Strange, Surprising, and ...
Check out the weird and wonderful facts in this massive encyclopedia of alphabetized oddities: * HUMANS ARE THE ONLY ANIMALS THAT ENJOY SPICY FOOD (there’s a reason no one sells Tabasco-flavored cat food) * NAPPING CAN SAVE YOU FROM A ...
Alex Palmer, 2012
9
The End Times Passover: (Etymological Challenges to ...
Premillennialism is the view that sees a literal 1000-year reign of Christ on earth, after The Second Advent, which will commence seven years after Christ snatches up the Christian Church to heaven when He supposedly conducts a secret ...
Joe Ortiz, 2006
10
The Vice Admiral of the Blue: A Biographical Romance: ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Roland Burnham Molineux, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUPPOSEDLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term supposedly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Scientists Say Supposedly Miraculous Ingredients in Weed Killers …
Before pesticides go from the laboratory to the farm field, they have to first be vetted by the Environmental Protection Agency. But they're commonly ... «Mother Jones, Jul 15»
2
Meet The Woman Who Supposedly Has The Most Perfect Butt In …
Although she's tall and relatively thin, Wagner has just the right amount of curve to her figure to supposedly make her the ultimate average representation of all ... «UPROXX, Jul 15»
3
DARPA Is Supposedly Engineering Organisms to Make Mars Livable
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants to create organisms that will turn the Red Planet a shade of green, at least according to a reporter ... «Discover Magazine, Jun 15»
4
Website Supposedly Features Dylann Roof's Racist Manifesto
Screen Shot 2015-06-19 at 2.21.21 PM According to Gawker, Twitter users discovered a website that appears to have been created by the Charleston church ... «Mediaite, Jun 15»
5
This robot can supposedly read your emotions
The creators of a robot named Pepper claim it can read your emotions. And at least 1,000 people in Japan were curious enough to find out, because Softbank's ... «The Week Magazine, Jun 15»
6
Five animals who can (supposedly) predict quakes
You've already heard of any number of creepy-crawlies that supposedly react to oncoming quakes, but ants only started making the list in 2013. «The Weather Network US, Jun 15»
7
Supposedly a 'Lobbyist's Nightmare,' liberal Henry Waxman spins …
Supposedly a 'Lobbyist's Nightmare,' liberal Henry Waxman spins easily through the revolving door. By Timothy P. Carney • 6/10/15 1:52 PM ... «Washington Examiner, Jun 15»
8
How Tourists Supposedly Caused a Deadly Malaysian Earthquake …
After stripping naked and posing for photos atop a Malaysian mountain, a group of western tourists have been barred from leaving the country as Malaysian ... «TheBlaze.com, Jun 15»
9
City sues critic for supposedly infringing city's copyright by posting …
In deciding whether to order a losing plaintiff to pay a victorious defendant's attorney fees, courts are supposed to consider. (1) the degree of success obtained; ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
10
Beloved author Judy Blume's latest book and (supposedly) final tour
NEW YORK. The women, and even a few men, of so many ages line the hallway of her publisher's offices, waiting to hold her hand, to claim an autograph, ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»

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