Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

purportedly

/pɚˈpoɹ.tɪd.li/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: pur-port-ed-ly
IPA: /pɚˈpoɹ.tɪd.li/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

As appears to be true or is stated or accepted to be (though might not be so).

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: reportedly, reputedly, putatively, rumoredly, supposedly, allegedly, ostensibly, possibly, probably, likely, plausibly"
"In addition, none of the purportedly more common terms of these pairs appear to be especially frequent in modern Indian English."
"After several years Philip Rigoli left the property, describing his family as ‘strange and toxic’, but father Virgilio and brother Joe continued to develop their nation, maintaining that it was the only valid response to a government purportedly discriminating against ‘Christians, white Anglo-Saxons and capitalists’."
"Australia is working to verify the authenticity of a video that purportedly shows one of its nationals captured by Russian forces while fighting in Ukraine."

Etymology

Etymology tree English purported Middle English -ly English -ly English purportedly From purported + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɚˈpoɹ.tɪd.li/
British English: /pəˈpɔː.təd.li/

Synonyms

reportedly reputedly putatively rumoredly supposedly allegedly ostensibly possibly probably likely plausibly

Questions

How do you pronounce purportedly?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɚˈpoɹ.tɪd.li/.
What does purportedly mean?: As appears to be true or is stated or accepted to be (though might not be so).
Where does purportedly come from?: Etymology tree English purported Middle English -ly English -ly English purportedly From purported + -ly.

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