PURPORTEDLY


Meaning of PURPORTEDLY in English

If you say that something has ~ been done, you mean that you think that it has been done but you cannot be sure. (FORMAL)

He was given a letter ~ signed by the Prime Minister.

= supposedly

ADV: ADV with v, ADV cl/group

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .