[sup.posed] adj (1566) 1 a: pretended "twelve hours are ~ to elapse between Acts I and II --A. S. Sullivan" b: alleged "trusted my ~ friends"
2. a: held as an opinion: believed; also: mistakenly believed: imagined "the sight which makes ~ terror true --Shak." b: considered probable or certain: expected "it was not ~ that everybody could master the technical aspects --J. C. Murray" c: understood "you will be ~ to refer to my grandaunt --G. B. Shaw"
3: made or fashioned by intent or design "what's that button ~ to do"
4. a: required by or as if by authority "soldiers are ~ to obey their commanding officers" b: given permission: permitted "was not ~ to have visitors" -- sup.pos.ed.ly adv