Professedly: meaning, definitions and examples

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professedly

[ prəˈfɛstɪdli ]

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in a purported or professed manner

Allegedly; supposedly.

Synonyms

allegedly, supposedly

Examples of usage

He professedly left the party early, but was later seen at a nightclub.
The company professedly values diversity, but their actions suggest otherwise.

Translations

Translations of the word "professedly" in other languages:

🇵🇹 professadamente

🇮🇳 स्पष्ट रूप से

🇩🇪 angeblich

🇮🇩 secara terbuka

🇺🇦 заявлено

🇵🇱 domniemanie

🇯🇵 公然と

🇫🇷 prétendument

🇪🇸 supuestamente

🇹🇷 sözde

🇰🇷 공언한

🇸🇦 بإعلان

🇨🇿 údajně

🇸🇰 údajne

🇨🇳 自称

🇸🇮 domnevno

🇮🇸 yfirlýst

🇰🇿 айтылған

🇬🇪 განცხადებულად

🇦🇿 iddia edilən

🇲🇽 supuestamente

Word origin

The adverb 'professedly' is derived from the verb 'profess', which comes from Middle English 'professen', from Old French 'professer', from Latin 'profiteri' (to declare publicly). The suffix '-ly' is added to form the adverb 'professedly'. This word has been in use since the late 16th century.