— assumedly /euh sooh"mid lee/ , adv.
/euh soohmd"/ , adj.
1. adopted in order to deceive; fictitious; pretended; feigned: an assumed name; an assumed air of humility.
2. taken for granted; supposed: His assumed innocence proved untrue.
3. usurped.
[ 1615-25; ASSUME + -ED 2 ]