reportedly
/ɹɪˈpɔːtɪdli/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: reputedly, purportedly, putatively, rumoredly, supposedly, allegedly, ostensibly, possibly, probably, likely, plausibly"
- "Other opposition forces have reportedly pushed to Ajdabiya, west of Benghazi […]"
- "Nintoku, the pseudolegendary emperor of the fourth century, reportedly enjoyed falconry."
- "The growing use of social media to spread anger and dissent in the Arab world has been hailed by western governments as one of the chief justifications for a completely unfettered internet. The US is reportedly funding the secret rollout of technology in Iran in an effort to undermine internet censors in the country."
- "Coristine, who had signed onto the telemeeting using a non-government email address, gave the bureaucrats swift marching orders, telling them he needed access to the federal department’s contract and payment systems before reportedly making them justify their jobs at the $1 billion-budget administration."
Etymology
Etymology tree English reported Middle English -ly English -ly English reportedly From reported + -ly.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ɹɪˈpɔːtɪdli/