-zd sometimes -zə̇d adjective
Etymology: from past participle of suppose (I)
1.
a. : believed to be or accepted as such usually on slight grounds or in error : erroneously imputed or ascribed
the supposed necessary laws of economics — M.R.Cohen
also : imagined
certain supposed evils which perhaps are not very real evils — A.B.Walkley
b. : expected — used in the phrase be supposed to
the United States was supposed to present the greatest ratification difficulties — E.P.Chase
c. : understood — used in the phrase be supposed to
you will be supposed to refer to my grandaunt — G.B.Shaw
2.
a. : pretended — used in the phrase be supposed to
twelve hours are supposed to elapse between Acts I and II — A.S.Sullivan
b. : alleged — used in the phrase be supposed to
we are supposed to be stable and weary and lacking new ideas — A.E.Stevenson b. 1900
3.
a. : intended — used in the phrase be supposed to
it explains considerable but has to be strained beyond belief to explain all it is supposed to — H.J.Muller
b. : designed — used in the phrase be supposed to
what's that button supposed to do
4.
a. : under orders : required — used in the phrase be supposed to
the soldier … was supposed to furl the side flaps in the morning — Norman Mailer
b. : permitted — used in the phrase be supposed to
you're not supposed to leave the guardroom at all this morning — Robert Lowry
• sup·pos·ed·ly -zə̇dlē, -li adverb